My Experience in SWE’s 2023-2024 ALWE Program
Dr. Gisella Lamas shares her takeaways and learnings from SWE’s Academic Leadership for Women in Engineering (ALWE) program. Source
SH2-308: The Dolphin Head Nebula
Photo of the Day Blown by fast winds from a hot, massive star, this cosmic bubble is huge. Cataloged as Sharpless 2-308 it lies some 5,000 light-years away toward the well-trained constellation Canis Major and covers slightly more of the sky than a Full Moon. That corresponds to a diameter of 60 light-years at [...]
SWE Global Ambassador Series: Meet Kimberley Telemacque
Learn the history of the SWE Global Ambassador Program and hear from first-year ambassador Kimberley Telemacque as she shares her passions and experiences with SWE. Source
SWE Diverse Podcast Ep 263: How to Create a Moms Group in Your Organization With Heather Ulrich of Caterpillar
Find out how engineer Heather Ulrich started a group at Caterpillar to support working moms on this episode of Diverse: a SWE podcast. Source
Shadow of a Martian Robot
Photo of the Day What if you saw your shadow on Mars and it wasn't human? Then you might be the Perseverance rover exploring Mars. Perseverance has been examining the Red Planet since 2021, finding evidence of its complex history of volcanism and ancient flowing water, and sending breathtaking images across the inner Solar [...]
Comet Pons-Brooks Develops Opposing Tails
Photo of the Day Why does Comet Pons-Brooks now have tails pointing in opposite directions? The most spectacular tail is the blue-glowing ion tail that is visible flowing down the image. The ion tail is pushed directly out from the Sun by the solar wind. On the upper right is the glowing central coma [...]
The Nebulous Realm of WR 134
Photo of the Day Made with narrowband filters, this cosmic snapshot covers a field of view over twice as wide as the full Moon within the boundaries of the constellation Cygnus. It highlights the bright edge of a ring-like nebula traced by the glow of ionized hydrogen and oxygen gas. Embedded in the region's [...]
Asian Americans in STEM: Perceptions vs. Realities
As part of the Asian Connections Affinity Group's spotlight month, Hang Loi explores the perils of harmful stereotypes on AAPI and suggests ways to move forward to unleash this community’s potentials. Source
SWE Pride Resources for June and Beyond
Join SWE in celebrating Pride Month with these resources that uplift LGBTQ+ voices. Source
A Lunar Corona over Paris
Photo of the Day Why does a cloudy moon sometimes appear colorful? The effect, called a lunar corona, is created by the quantum mechanical diffraction of light around individual, similarly-sized water droplets in an intervening but mostly-transparent cloud. Since light of different colors has different wavelengths, each color diffracts differently. Lunar coronae are one [...]