NASA’s Artemis II SLS (Space Launch System) rocket topped by its upper stage booster – the interim cryogenic propulsion stage – stands atop the mobile launcher inside the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Thursday, July 24, 2025. The Artemis II mission is the first crewed flight under NASA’s Artemis [...]
NASA’s Artemis II SLS (Space Launch System) rocket topped by its upper stage booster – the interim cryogenic propulsion stage – stands atop the mobile launcher inside the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Thursday, July 24, 2025. The Artemis II mission is the first crewed flight under NASA’s Artemis [...]
Photo of the Day Is the Helix Nebula looking at you? No, not in any biological sense, but it does look quite like an eye. The Helix Nebula is so named because it also appears that you are looking down the axis of a helix. In actuality, it is now understood to have a [...]
ASAE: The Center for Association Leadership recognizes the impact and reach of SWE’s globally inclusive leadership program. Source
Senegal signed the Artemis Accords July 24, 2025, during a ceremony hosted by NASA at the agency’s headquarters in Washington. In 2020, during the first Trump Administration, the United States, led by NASA and the State Department, joined with seven other founding nations to establish the Artemis Accords, responding to the growing interest in lunar [...]
FY25 SWE Senate Strategic Initiative Subteam explores barriers to effective allyship. Source
FY25 Senate Annual Strategic Planning Subteam summarizes commitment to building a future-ready SWE. Source
FY25 SWE Senate Strategic Initiative Subteam shares recommendations for AI-focused initiatives. Source
FY25 SWE Senate Subteam on Barriers to Women in Academia provides recommendations to address key barriers. Source
Photo of the Day Have you ever watched a lightning storm in awe? You're not alone. Details of what causes lightning are still being researched, but it is known that inside some clouds, internal updrafts cause collisions between ice and snow that slowly separate charges between cloud tops and bottoms. The rapid electrical discharges [...]
