International Day of Women and Girls in STEM Celebration
Join us on Feb. 11 for this free virtual event featuring Congresswoman Luz Rivas (D-CA 29th) and a panel of CEOs from nonprofit engineering organizations. Source
Anticrepuscular Rays: A Rainbow Fan over Spain
Photo of the Day Yes, but can your rainbow do this? Late in the day, the Sun set as usual toward the west. However, on this day, the more interesting display was 180 degrees around -- toward the east. There, not only was a rainbow visible, but an impressive display of anticrepuscular rays from [...]
Celebrate Black History Month With SWE
Browse through this compilation of some of our top blog posts, podcast episodes, magazine articles, and online courses highlighting Black women and STEM allies. Source
SWE India Scholarship Opportunities
SWE offers scholarships in India! Get the details, application deadlines, and information for the 2024-2025 academic year. Source
SWE India Scholarship Opportunities: 2025-2026
SWE offers scholarships in India! Get the details for the 2025-2026 academic year. Source
Wolf-Rayet Star 124: Stellar Wind Machine
Photo of the Day Some stars explode in slow motion. Rare, massive Wolf-Rayet stars are so tumultuous and hot that they are slowly disintegrating right before our telescopes. Glowing gas globs each typically over 30 times more massive than the Earth are being expelled by violent stellar winds. Wolf-Rayet star WR 124, visible near [...]
Celebrating SWE’s 2024 APEX Award Recipients
Hear from some of the 2024 APEX Award recipients speaking about their career milestones and learning lessons. Source
Dust Shells around WR 140 from Webb
Photo of the Day What are those strange rings? Rich in dust, the rings are likely 3D shells -- but how they were created remains a topic of research. Where they were created is well known: in a binary star system that lies about 6,000 light years away toward the constellation of the Swan [...]
Solidifying Your Legacy With SWE
Read the story of Kelly Hon and her decision to establish a SWE endowment. Source
Comet G3 ATLAS over Uruguay
Photo of the Day Comets can be huge. When far from the Sun, a comet's size usually refers to its hard nucleus of ice and rock, which typically spans a few kilometers -- smaller than even a small moon. When nearing the Sun, however, this nucleus can eject dust and gas and leave a [...]