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The SPS Observer is the flagship publication of the Society of Physics Students. It is published by SPS and the American Institute of Physics and distributed three times each year. Subscriptions are included in your SPS national membership dues. Each issue contains interesting feature articles, advice from experienced voices, chapter and one activities, physics problems, society news, announcements, and meeting notes from SPS reporters.

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Astronomy and Physics: A Unified Journey
MAY 01, 2024
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An Empowering and Knotted Journey into Polymer Physics
MAY 01, 2024
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Physics Puzzler: Gravity Can’t Get Me Down: Spinning Instruments to Space
MAY 01, 2024
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Impacted by Outreach
MAY 01, 2024
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A Night at Green Bank Observatory
MAY 01, 2024
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Revealed by Radio: The Universe Has a Gravitational Wave Background
MAY 01, 2024
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Combating Burnout in Physics and Astronomy
MAY 01, 2024
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A Student’s-Eye View of SESAPS
MAY 01, 2024
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AAS 243: New Orleans Wrap-up
MAY 01, 2024
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Alumni
Paul Abbazia
MAY 01, 2024
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Ophthalmic Technician Aman Kapoor
FEB 01, 2024
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A Model Outreach Event
FEB 01, 2024

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Volume 52, Issue 1
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Volume 51, Issue 3
SEP 01, 2017

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