Inside the Smart India Hackathon: Innovation, Impact, and the Power of Youth in Problem-Solving
Vamika Perumal, Ph.D., reflects on the impact of the Smart India Hackathon and her personal experience as a jury member. Source
NGC 1898: Globular Cluster in the Large Magellanic Cloud
Photo of the Day Jewels don't shine this bright -- only stars do. And almost every spot in this jewel-box of an image from the Hubble Space Telescope is a star. Now, some stars are more red than our Sun, and some more blue -- but all of them are much farther away. Although [...]
Unicorn, Fox Fur and Christmas Tree
Photo of the Day A star forming region cataloged as NGC 2264, this beautiful but complex arrangement of interstellar gas and dust is about 2,700 light-years distant in the faint but fanciful constellation Monoceros, the Unicorn. Seen toward the celestial equator and near the plane of our Milky Way galaxy, the seasonal skyscape mixes [...]
Mystery: Little Red Dots in the Early Universe
Photo of the Day What are these little red dots (LRDs)? Nobody knows. Discovered only last year, hundreds of LRDs have now been found by the James Webb Space Telescope in the early universe. Although extremely faint, LRDs are now frequently identified in deep observations made for other purposes. A wide-ranging debate is raging [...]
Red Sprites and Circular Elves Lightning over Italy
Photo of the Day What's happening in the sky? Lightning. The most commonly seen type of lightning involves flashes of bright white light between clouds. Over the past 50 years, though, other types of upper-atmospheric lightning have been confirmed, including tentacled red sprites and ringed ELVES. Although both last only a small fraction of [...]
When Midlife Becomes a Silent Career Crisis
SWE member Sweety Seelam discusses how women in engineering can rebuild their confidence, communication, and career resilience. Source
How I Learned to Advocate for Myself as a Woman in Engineering
Mary Seelam shares lessons from her personal journey in STEM on negotiating, speaking up, and building confidence. Source
Marie Laplante: The Dancing Chemical Engineer Who Reached for the Stars
From twirling in the ballet studio to troubleshooting chemical plants, Marie Laplante has embraced a sense of curiosity and adventure throughout her STEM career. Source
Long Shadows of the Montes Caucasus
Photo of the Day When the Moon is at its first quarter phase, the Sun rises along the Montes Caucasus as seen from the lunar surface. The lunar mountain range casts the magnificent, spire-like shadows in this telescopic view from planet Earth, looking along the lunar terminator or the boundary between lunar night and [...]
Jupiter and the Meteors from Gemini
Photo of the Day Jupiter, the Solar System's ruling gas giant, is the brightest celestial beacon at the center of this composite night skyscape. The scene was constructed by selecting the 40 exposures containing meteors from about 500 exposures made on the nights of December 13 and 14, near peak activity for this year's [...]