Breaking Barriers: Advancing Women in Academia
FY25 SWE Senate Subteam on Barriers to Women in Academia provides recommendations to address key barriers. Source
Lightning over the Volcano of Water
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 [...]
Affinity Group Spotlight: Technical Career Path AG July News
As part of their spotlight month, the Technical Career Path Affinity Group shares their recent news, events, and how to get involved. Source
SWE on the Hill: Members Successfully Advocate for STEM RESTART Act Reintroduction
SWE’s Hill Day reminds everyone that progress is still possible when powered by people passionate about equity, education, and engineering. Source
Twelve Years of Kappa Cygnids
Photo of the Day Meteors from the Kappa Cygnid meteor shower are captured in this time-lapse composite skyscape. The minor meteor shower, with a radiant not far from its eponymous star Kappa Cygni, peaks in mid-August, almost at the same time as the much better-known and better-observed Perseid meteor shower. But, seen to have [...]
Fireball over Cape San Blas
Photo of the Day Have you ever seen a fireball? In astronomy, a fireball is a very bright meteor -- one at least as bright as Venus and possibly brighter than even a full Moon. Fireballs are rare -- if you see one you are likely to remember it for your whole life. Physically, [...]
Year in Review: 2024 – 2025 SWENext High School Leadership Academy (SHLA)
Read about the most recent SHLA session and its impact on SWENexters. Source
NASA moves SLS Hardware for Artemis III at Marshall Space Flight Center
These images and videos show technicians at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, March 17, 2025, moving the completed launch vehicle stage adapter for Artemis III from Building 4649 to Building 4708 where it will remain until it is time to ship the hardware to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The cone-shaped [...]
NASA moves SLS Hardware for Artemis III at Marshall Space Flight Center
These images and videos show technicians at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, March 17, 2025, moving the completed launch vehicle stage adapter for Artemis III from Building 4649 to Building 4708 where it will remain until it is time to ship the hardware to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The cone-shaped [...]
NASA moves SLS Hardware for Artemis III at Marshall Space Flight Center
These images and videos show technicians at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, March 17, 2025, moving the completed launch vehicle stage adapter for Artemis III from Building 4649 to Building 4708 where it will remain until it is time to ship the hardware to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The cone-shaped [...]