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Planetary Nebula Mz3: The Ant Nebula

By |2025-07-13T13:44:31-04:00July 13th, 2025|Categories: NASA News, Uncategorized|Tags: , , , , , |

Photo of the Day Why isn't this ant a big sphere? Planetary nebula Mz3 is being cast off by a star similar to our Sun that is, surely, round. Why then would the gas that is streaming away create an ant-shaped nebula that is distinctly not round? Clues might include the high 1000-kilometer per [...]

Clouds and the Golden Moon

By |2025-07-12T13:44:25-04:00July 12th, 2025|Categories: NASA News, Uncategorized|Tags: , , , , , |

Photo of the Day As the Sun set, a bright Full Moon rose on July 10. Its golden light illuminates clouds drifting through southern hemisphere skies in this well-composed telephoto image from Conceição do Coité, Bahia, Brazil. The brightest lunar phase is captured here with both a short and long exposure. The two exposures [...]

The Pleiades in Red and Blue

By |2025-07-08T12:44:45-04:00July 8th, 2025|Categories: NASA News, Uncategorized|Tags: , , , , |

Photo of the Day If you have looked at the sky and seen a group of stars about the size of the full Moon, that's the Pleiades (M45). Perhaps the most famous star cluster in the sky, its brightest stars can be seen even from the light-polluted cities. But your unaided eye can also [...]

Building Relationships With SWENext Clubs: Highlights From the FY25 PCES Outreach Challenge #2

By |2025-07-07T15:29:00-04:00July 7th, 2025|Categories: Uncategorized|

SWE Global Ambassador Kannagi Kumari shares how two collegiate SWE sections are building meaningful relationships with SWENext Clubs. Source

Finding My Voice, Building My Path: My Journey With SWE’s Collegiate Leadership Institute (CLI)

By |2025-07-07T10:40:00-04:00July 7th, 2025|Categories: Uncategorized|

Esther Omoyiwola reflects on the growth and unforgettable moments that shaped her leadership journey through SWE’s Collegiate Leadership Institute. Source

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