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NGC 4414: A Flocculent Spiral Galaxy

By |2025-04-07T09:09:16-04:00April 7th, 2025|Categories: NASA News, Uncategorized|Tags: , , , , , |

Photo of the Day How much mass do flocculent spirals hide? The featured image of flocculent spiral galaxy NGC 4414 was taken with the Hubble Space Telescope to help answer this question. Flocculent spirals -- galaxies without well-defined spiral arms -- are a quite common form of galaxy, and NGC 4414 is one of [...]

Jupiter and Ring in Infrared from Webb

By |2025-04-02T09:09:07-04:00April 2nd, 2025|Categories: NASA News, Uncategorized|Tags: , , , , , |

Photo of the Day Why does Jupiter have rings? Jupiter's main ring was discovered in 1979 by NASA's passing Voyager 1 spacecraft, but its origin was then a mystery. Data from NASA's Galileo spacecraft that orbited Jupiter from 1995 to 2003, however, confirmed the hypothesis that this ring was created by meteoroid impacts on [...]

Choosing the Right Ph.D. Advisor: The Control Freak, the Ghost, and the Rare Gem

By |2025-04-01T12:05:00-04:00April 1st, 2025|Categories: Uncategorized|

Dr. Thivani Senathiraja sheds light on three distinct types of principal investigators and how to choose the right advisor for your Ph.D. program. Source

A Double Sunrise from a Partial Eclipse

By |2025-04-01T09:09:07-04:00April 1st, 2025|Categories: NASA News, Uncategorized|Tags: , , , , , |

Photo of the Day Can the Sun appear to rise twice at the same time? This was just the case a few days ago from Les Escoumins, Quebec, Canada as our Solar System's bright central orb rose just as it was being partially eclipsed by the Moon. The featured video shows this unusual double-sunrise [...]

Important Member Notice for Bylaws Amendment: Restructure the Senate

By |2025-03-31T10:11:00-04:00March 31st, 2025|Categories: Uncategorized|

In accordance with the Society of Women Engineers Bylaws, Article XIII – AMENDMENT, this proposed bylaws amendment is being presented to the membership. The SWE Board of Directors will vote on these changes following the 45-day notice period. The amendment proposal contains the rationale and pro/con considerations. B2537: Amend SWE Bylaws – Restructure the Senate... [...]

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