Guiding the Future: The SWE Section Election Manual
Explore this new resource that helps SWE Sections select future leaders. Source
Important Member Notice for Bylaws Amendment: Restructure the Senate
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... [...]
Parker: The Solar System from Near the Sun
Photo of the Day If you watch long enough, a comet will appear. Before then, you will see our Solar System from inside the orbit of Mercury as recorded by NASA's Parker Solar Probe looping around the Sun. The video captures coronal streamers into the solar wind, a small Coronal Mass Ejection, and planets [...]
A Partial Solar Eclipse over Iceland
Photo of the Day What if the Sun and Moon rose together? That happened yesterday over some northern parts of planet Earth as a partial solar eclipse occurred shortly after sunrise. Regions that experienced the Moon blocking part of the Sun included northeastern parts of North America and northwestern parts of Europe, Asia, and [...]
Mid-Hudson SWE Section Members Shine at WE Local Cherry Hill Conference
Explore the four unique WE Local Cherry Hill sessions that featured local Society of Women Engineers (SWE) members, plus photos from the event. Source
NASA Artemis Underway Recovery Test 12
Sergeant Huff of the 45 weather squadron deploys a weather balloon during Underway Recovery Test-12 onboard USS Somerset off the coast of California, Thursday, March 27, 2025. During the test, NASA and Department of Defense teams are practicing to ensure recovery procedures are validated as NASA plans to send Artemis II astronauts around the Moon [...]
Lunar Dust and Duct Tape
Photo of the Day Why is the Moon so dusty? On Earth, rocks are weathered by wind and water, creating soil and sand. On the Moon, eons of constant micrometeorite bombardment have blasted away at the rocky surface creating a layer of powdery lunar soil or regolith. For the Apollo astronauts and their equipment, [...]
Creating Community With CCASE and the City College of San Francisco Affiliate
Learn how SWE's Community College Affiliate Support and Expansion (CCASE) Program helped the SWE City College of San Francisco Affiliate grow their membership and activities. Source
Star Formation in the Pacman Nebula
Photo of the Day You'd think the Pacman Nebula would be eating stars, but actually it is forming them. Within the nebula, a cluster's young, massive stars are powering the pervasive nebular glow. The eye-catching shapes looming in the featured portrait of NGC 281 are sculpted dusty columns and dense Bok globules seen in [...]
A Blue Banded Blood Moon
Photo of the Day What causes a blue band to cross the Moon during a lunar eclipse? The blue band is real but usually quite hard to see. The featured HDR image of last week's lunar eclipse, however -- taken from Norman, Oklahoma (USA) -- has been digitally processed to exaggerate the colors. The [...]