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Our mission is to advance the fundamental understanding of the universe by nurturing cutting-edge research in physics and related disciplines. aspenphys.org
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July 18, 2025 at 3:41 PM
On June 25, renowned physicist Gordon Baym delivered “A Century of Quantum Mechanics: From Blacksmiths to Smartphones” to a standing-room-only crowd in Flug Hall at the Aspen Center for Physics - the first public talk this summer for our Heinz Pagels Memorial Public Lecture Series
June 30, 2025 at 5:27 PM
🎙️ Legacy Conversations: Oral History Project of the Aspen Center for Physics by Bernice Durand, recorded from 1999-2006. Step into decades of science, community, and creativity—told by the people who built it. 🎥 Watch now: youtube.com/playlist?lis...
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Legacy Conversations: Physicist Video Histories - YouTube
The Oral History Project at the Aspen Center for Physics, initiated by Bernice Durand, is a valuable archival effort to preserve the stories, insights, and e...
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April 23, 2025 at 12:29 AM
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Seconding thanks to the organisers & the center staff for this great @aspenphysics.bsky.social workshop. I have a stack of notes that I’m hoping to digest into some highlights to post on here 🔭
A few sights on the way back to Denver

What an amazing week of science and snow in Aspen! Thank you to the organizers for making it happen!
April 6, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Watch "The Glow of Distant Worlds" with Zach Berta-Thompson on YouTube now! youtu.be/uKobwT3syDg
#exoplanets #astrophysics #publiclecture #nowstreaming
The Glow of Distant Worlds with Zach Berta-Thompson
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April 5, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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After an afternoon of skiing/tubing/co-working at Snowmass, we finished off Day 1 with Kimberly Paragas telling us about smashing rock samples and taking their spectra and Amélie Gressier showing the thermal emission from the NIRSpec phase curve of K2-141b. More rocky planets tomorrow for Day 2!
April 1, 2025 at 12:17 AM
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Starting off Day 2 in the winter wonderland of @aspenphysics.bsky.social with Renyu Hu telling us about the thermal emission of 55 Cancri e and Brandon Park Coy describing population-level hypothesis testing with rocky planet emission data.
April 1, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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After a snowy conference photo outside @aspenphysics.bsky.social, we continue with terrestrial planet atmospheric dynamics with talks by Christopher Wirth on day-night heat transport on hot rocky planets and Eric Wolf on GCMs of temperate terrestrial exoplanets.
April 1, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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Kicking off Wednesday morning @aspenphysics.bsky.social with Drake Deming presenting lessons from Spitzer and Hubble thermal emission and Joost Wardenier presenting the recently observed WASP-76b phase curve.
April 2, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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Loving the public lecture by Prof. Zach Berta-Thompson (UC Boulder) @aspenphysics.bsky.social on The Glow of Distant Worlds. I’m especially enthralled by the IR camera, projector spectrum, and terrarium demos!
April 2, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Now accepting applications for our Summer Internship program for local Roaring Fork Valley high school students. Spread the word! Read more and apply at aspenphys.org/home/summer-...
April 3, 2025 at 10:06 PM
🚀 Explore the Glow of Distant Worlds! Join us for a public lecture with Zach Berta-Thompson (CU Boulder) on 4/2, 5:30 PM. Learn how #JWST is revealing the atmospheres & climates of exoplanets—and how we might find signs of life beyond Earth. RSVP @ aspenphys.org/event/the-gl...
March 31, 2025 at 6:52 PM
🚀 Step into the Quantum Age with MIT’s Vladan Vuletić! Learn how laser-cooled atoms & light beam arrays are revolutionizing quantum computing. 📅 Wed, Mar 26 | ⏰ 5:00 PM📍Flug Forum, Aspen Center for Physics. Free & open to all! RSVP @ aspenphys.org/event/the-qu...
March 25, 2025 at 5:10 PM
#throwbackthursday to Murray Gell-Mann working in the triple office he shared with Daniel Z. Freedman and Sidney Coleman. #physics #aspen
March 20, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Tune into KDNK radio tomorrow, 3/19 at 4:30pm MT to hear our latest Radio Physics interview with theoretical physicist Chiara Toldo, interviewed by high school student and ACP summer intern Audrey Woodrow. #physics #radiophysics #blackholes
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Radio Physics
Radio Physics is for everyone! You don't have to be a scientist or even an aficionado to be fascinated by the questions and answers that you'll hear on KDNK. Radio Physics is a collaboration with top ...
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March 18, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Check out our latest "On Physics" article in collab with
Aspen Daily News, "Searching the skies for clues to our origins" by Joan Najita from NOIRLab! #astronomy #astrophysics www.aspendailynews.com/opinion/on-p...
March 17, 2025 at 8:14 PM
George Stranahan’s vision turned Aspen into a hub for world-class physics. In 1962, he co-founded ACP, where thousands of scientists—including 66 Nobel laureates—have pushed the frontiers of knowledge. Now, ACP’s future hinges on solving Aspen’s housing crisis. www.aspentimes.com/opinion/irre...
Irreligion: Schweitzer and Stranahan
Many famous people visit Aspen. Some stay, some don’t. A couple of those are heroes of mine: Albert Schweitzer, who didn’t stay, and George Stranahan, who did stay. Both were brilliant, gifted, and mo...
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March 11, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Now Streaming! "How to Catch a Ghost: Neutrinos, Dark Matter & More" with Georgia Karagiorgi explores the invisible forces shaping our cosmos. From underground detectors to space observatories, discover the latest breakthroughs in this engaging lecture! #Physics #Neutrinos youtu.be/f2TvDb3OW8s
How to Catch a Ghost: Neutrinos, Dark Matter & More with Georgia Karagiorgi
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March 10, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Join Georgia Karagiorgi from @columbiauniversity.bsky.social for a public lecture on how scientists detect some of the universe’s most elusive particles: "How to Catch a Ghost: Neutrinos, Dark Matter, and More" 📅 Wed, Mar 5 | Tea & cookies at 5pm, lecture at 5:30pm sharp #Neutrinos #DarkMatter
March 4, 2025 at 10:29 PM
🔬✨ Join us for Meigan Aronson's public lecture on Quantum Phase Transitions—the hidden patterns in space & time at absolute zero! 🌌❄️ Wed, Feb 26 - tea & cookies at 5, talk at 5:30 sharp. RSVP here: aspenphys.org/event/quantum-phase-transitions-hidden-patterns-in-space-and-time/
#QuantumMaterials
February 25, 2025 at 8:51 PM
We are at capacity for reservations for tomorrow night's public lecture "Artificial Intelligence and the Age of Emergence" with Dr. Roger Melko. We will be recording the lecture, and we recommend you catch it on our YouTube on Friday:
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#AI #Quantum #Emergence #Physics
February 11, 2025 at 11:18 PM
🚀🌕🔭 Astronomy from the Moon is coming sooner than you think! Telescopes on the lunar surface could revolutionize our view of the cosmos, unlocking mysteries hidden from Earth. Scientists are paving the way for a new era of space-based discovery. #MartinElvis www.aspendailynews.com/opinion/astr...
Astronomy from the Moon, coming soon?
The 2020s have already seen many lunar landing attempts, although several landing craft have crashed or toppled over. With all the excitement...
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February 11, 2025 at 11:07 PM