Photo of the Day Why does Saturn appear so big? It doesn't -- what is pictured are foreground clouds on Earth crossing in front of the Moon. The Moon shows a slight crescent phase with most of its surface visible by reflected Earthlight, known as Da Vinci glow. The Sun directly illuminates the brightly [...]
Photo of the Day Galaxies of the NGC 7771 Group are featured in this intriguing skyscape. Some 200 million light-years distant toward the constellation Pegasus, NGC 7771 is the large, edge-on spiral near center, about 75,000 light-years across, with two smaller galaxies below it. Large spiral NGC 7769 is seen face-on to the right. [...]
Each month throughout the year, we spotlight a SWE Affinity Group. We are excited to highlight SWE's GradSWE Community Affinity Group! Source
Photo of the Day When can you see a black hole, a tulip, and a swan all at once? At night -- if the timing is right, and if your telescope is pointed in the right direction. The complex and beautiful Tulip Nebula blossoms about 8,000 light-years away toward the constellation of Cygnus the [...]
Dr. Carlotta Berry and Karen Horting, both recognized on the 2024 Forbes "50 Over 50" list, share how they are shattering age and gender norms in this episode of Diverse: a SWE podcast! Source
Have you heard the news? An all-new type of session is coming to a conference near you! Have an idea for a workshop? We want to hear from you. Source
Photo of the Day Did you see it? One of the more common questions during a meteor shower occurs because the time it takes for a meteor to flash is similar to the time it takes for a head to turn. Possibly, though, the glory of seeing bright meteors shoot across the sky -- [...]
Photo of the Day Do underground oceans vent through canyons on Saturn's moon Enceladus? Long features dubbed tiger stripes are known to be spewing ice from the moon's icy interior into space, creating a cloud of fine ice particles over the moon's South Pole and creating Saturn's mysterious E-ring. Evidence for this has come [...]
Explore the Women in Government Affinity Group's upcoming monthly topics for FY25. Source
As SWE members, engineers and technologists from all walks of life join in a legacy that is nearly 75 years in the making. Each July, SWE recognizes members who have achieved the 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, and 50-year membership milestones. Source
