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M16: Pillars of Star Creation

By |2024-10-22T09:09:09-04:00October 22nd, 2024|Categories: NASA News, Uncategorized|Tags: , , , , , |

Photo of the Day These dark pillars may look destructive, but they are creating stars. This pillar-capturing picture of the Eagle Nebula combines visible light exposures taken with the Hubble Space Telescope with infrared images taken with the James Webb Space Telescope to highlight evaporating gaseous globules (EGGs) emerging from pillars of molecular hydrogen [...]

Dark Matter in a Simulated Universe

By |2024-10-20T09:09:08-04:00October 20th, 2024|Categories: NASA News, Uncategorized|Tags: , , , , , |

Photo of the Day Is our universe haunted? It might look that way on this dark matter map. The gravity of unseen dark matter is the leading explanation for why galaxies rotate so fast, why galaxies orbit clusters so fast, why gravitational lenses so strongly deflect light, and why visible matter is distributed as [...]

From Raw Data to Rough Drafts: The Entrepreneurial Journey of Two Engineers-Turned-Bestselling Authors

By |2024-10-18T12:29:00-04:00October 18th, 2024|Categories: Uncategorized|

As part of the Entrepreneurs AG's spotlight month, read more about the intersection of engineering and authorship.

The Clipper and the Comet

By |2024-10-17T09:09:09-04:00October 17th, 2024|Categories: NASA News, Uncategorized|Tags: , , , , , |

Photo of the Day NASA's Europa Clipper is now headed toward an ocean world beyond Earth. The large spacecraft is tucked into the payload fairing atop the Falcon Heavy rocket in this photo, taken at Kennedy Space Center the day before the mission's successful October 14 launch. Europa Clipper's interplanetary voyage will first take [...]

Colorful Aurora over New Zealand

By |2024-10-16T09:09:14-04:00October 16th, 2024|Categories: NASA News, Uncategorized|Tags: , , , , , |

Photo of the Day Sometimes the night sky is full of surprises. Take the sky over Lindis Pass, South Island, New Zealand one-night last week. Instead of a typically calm night sky filled with constant stars, a busy and dynamic night sky appeared. Suddenly visible were pervasive red aurora, green picket-fence aurora, a red [...]

SWE Diverse Podcast Ep 283: Latinas and Allies Working Together to Advance STEM Representation

By |2024-10-15T12:10:00-04:00October 15th, 2024|Categories: Uncategorized|

Learn how to become a stronger ally to the Latina community in STEM in this conversation with the SWE Latinos Affinity Group on Diverse: a SWE podcast!

Now Available — “The Heart of Science: Engineering Blueprint,” a New Book by Jayshree Seth, Ph.D.

By |2024-10-15T10:33:00-04:00October 15th, 2024|Categories: Uncategorized|

The Society of Women Engineers (SWE) and nationally known author and scientist Jayshree Seth, Ph.D., have teamed up on a new book that provides an immersive mentoring experience to individuals in STEM.

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