Photo of the Day What's that in the sky? Above the city, above most clouds, far in the distance: it's a comet. Pictured, the impressive tail of Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) was imaged from Brasília, Brazil four days ago. Last week the evolving comet rounded the Sun well inside the orbit of planet Mercury, [...]
Photo of the Day Why does Comet ATLAS have such colorful tails? Last week Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) passed its closest to the Sun -- well inside the orbit of Mercury -- and brightened dramatically. Unfortunately, the comet was then so angularly near the Sun that it was very hard for humans to see. [...]
Photo of the Day What would it look like to land on Saturn's moon Titan? The European Space Agency's Huygens probe set down on the Solar System's cloudiest moon in 2005, and a time-lapse video of its descent images was created. Huygens separated from the robotic Cassini spacecraft soon after it achieved orbit around [...]
As part of their spotlight month, the Mid-Career Professionals AG describes how SWE members dealing with career breaks, job loss, family planning, relocations, or career transitions can all benefit from participating in the SWE Mentor Network. Source
As part of their spotlight month, the Early Career Professionals AG discusses the importance of fitness for field engineers, including three key benefits it offers to enhance job performance. Source
SWE is thrilled to announce a new and improved Advance Learning Center (ALC) designed to help you find exactly what you need, when you need it. Source
At this year’s WE24 conference, we sat down with all three of the keynote speakers after their presentations for a quick Q&A. Source
This resource reel shows major milestones for NASA’s mega Moon rocket, the SLS (Space Launch System) from summer 2024 through late 2024. Teams across the country are manufacturing, building, and preparing hardware for SLS rockets that will power the first crewed Artemis missions with Artemis II and III and the first flights of SLS in [...]
Photo of the Day Why is Polaris called the North Star? First, Polaris is the nearest bright star toward the north spin axis of the Earth. Therefore, as the Earth turns, stars appear to revolve around Polaris, but Polaris itself always stays in the same northerly direction -- making it the North Star. Since [...]
Five steps to increase your chances of being selected as a breakout session speaker at WE25. Source
