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Cygnus and the Solitary Tree

By |2026-03-18T16:44:29-04:00March 18th, 2026|Categories: NASA News, Uncategorized|Tags: , , , , , |

Photo of the Day A lone tree stands in a quiet meadow in Guadalajara, Spain, silhouetted against the Cygnus region rising above like flames in the night sky. This deep night skyscape is a composite of exposures that reveals a range of brightness and color human eyes can't quite see on their own. Spanning [...]

NGC 1566: The Spanish Dancer Galaxy

By |2026-03-16T16:44:24-04:00March 16th, 2026|Categories: NASA News, Uncategorized|Tags: , , , , , |

Photo of the Day If not perfect, then this spiral galaxy is at least one of the most photogenic. An island universe containing billions of stars and situated about 40 million light-years away toward the constellation of the Dolphinfish (Dorado), NGC 1566 presents a gorgeous face-on view. Classified as a grand design spiral, NGC [...]

Equinox at the Pyramid of the Feathered Serpent

By |2026-03-15T16:44:24-04:00March 15th, 2026|Categories: NASA News, Uncategorized|Tags: , , , , , |

Photo of the Day To see the feathered serpent descend the Mayan pyramid requires exquisite timing. You must visit El Castillo -- in Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula -- near an equinox. Then, during the late afternoon if the sky is clear, the pyramid's own shadows create triangles that merge into the famous illusion of a [...]

A Year for K2-315b

By |2026-03-14T16:44:25-04:00March 14th, 2026|Categories: NASA News, Uncategorized|Tags: , , , |

Photo of the Day Want to visit a planet that has 3.14 days in a year? Then plan a trip to K2-315b, an earth-sized planet orbiting around a cool, red, M dwarf star about once every 3.14 days. The exoplanet's discovery, based on publicly available data from the planet-hunting Kepler Space Telescope's extended K2 [...]

Across Borders and Disciplines, From Vision to Impact: The Story of SWE’s Global Women Engineers Affinity Group

By |2026-03-13T13:07:00-04:00March 13th, 2026|Categories: Uncategorized|

As part of their spotlight month, the Global Women Engineers AG conducted a Q&A with their leadership team. Source

Strengthening STEM Advocacy Ahead of SWE Congressional Outreach Days

By |2026-03-13T12:54:00-04:00March 13th, 2026|Categories: Uncategorized|

SWE Executive Director and CEO Karen Horting met with congressional staff to discuss key issues affecting the engineering workforce ahead of the organization’s upcoming Congressional Outreach Days. Source

Why Women Engineers Need Business Skills, Not Just Technical Skills

By |2026-03-12T15:46:00-04:00March 12th, 2026|Categories: Uncategorized|

Technical skills got SWE Global Ambassador Mili Dhingra in the room. Learning to combine them with business thinking allowed her to lead and eventually build something of her own. Source

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