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NGC 4372 and the Dark Doodad

By |2026-07-31T16:44:24-04:00July 31st, 2026|Categories: NASA News, Uncategorized|Tags: , , , , |

Photo of the Day The Dark Doodad Nebula drifts through southern skies, a tantalizing target for binoculars toward the small constellation Musca, The Fly. A dusty interstellar cloud, it's seen against rich starfields just south of the Coalsack Nebula and the Southern Cross. Stretching for about 3 degrees across this telescopic field of view, [...]

Red Sun through Wildfire Smoke

By |2026-07-30T16:44:27-04:00July 30th, 2026|Categories: NASA News, Uncategorized|Tags: , , , , , |

Photo of the Day This could be the view from an exoplanet orbiting around a red dwarf star, but it is our own Sun. This image was taken on July 22, 2026, in the Okanagan region in the Canadian province of British Columbia. Wildfire smoke from the Pacific Northwest acted as a solar filter, [...]

Psyche Receives Gravity Assist from Mars

By |2026-07-29T16:44:24-04:00July 29th, 2026|Categories: NASA News, Uncategorized|Tags: , , , , , |

Photo of the Day Solar System bodies make deep space exploration more fuel efficient! Today’s video shows the Psyche spacecraft gaining speed and changing its trajectory with minimal fuel spent due to a gravity assist from Mars in May 2026. Mars has an average orbital speed of almost 87,000 km/h (54,000 mph) around the [...]

Barnards Loop over Twin Volcanoes

By |2026-07-28T16:44:46-04:00July 28th, 2026|Categories: NASA News, Uncategorized|Tags: , , , , , |

Photo of the Day What's connecting these two volcanoes? In ancient folklore, the two volcanoes, Parinacota (left) and Pomerape (right), are connected by representing a mythical prince and princess who engaged in a forbidden romance. Beneath the ground, the two peaks are not known to be connected by a common pool of hot magma, [...]

Orion Mission Evaluation Room (MER) and Orion Mission Simulator B-Roll

By |2026-07-24T17:44:26-04:00July 24th, 2026|Categories: NASA News, Uncategorized|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |

00:00-05:00: B-roll featuring Artemis II Orion Mission Evaluation Room (MER) lead Trey Perryman working in the Orion MER inside the Mission Control Center at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. 05:00-9:06: B-roll featuring Debbie Korth, Orion deputy program manager, and Grace Lauderdale, exploration project manager for the Training Systems Office, inside the Orion Mission Simulator [...]

From a Little Girl in Morocco to an Artist in America: A Journey Shaped by STEM

By |2026-07-24T15:07:00-04:00July 24th, 2026|Categories: Uncategorized|

Engineer and artist Kawtar Lourhraz reflects on her nonlinear career, how SWE shaped her journey, and how she ultimately found her voice.Read more at All Together

Disparity Persists in Degrees Awarded in Engineering During the 2023-2024 Academic Year

By |2026-07-23T09:45:00-04:00July 23rd, 2026|Categories: Uncategorized|

SWE Research Division launches an interactive dashboard detailing institutional-level data on engineering degrees conferred by gender.Read more at All Together

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