SWE Diverse Podcast Ep 264: Advancing STEM Diversity in Costa Rica With Blanca Rosa Navarro Piedra
Learn about Blanca Rosa Navarro Piedra's work to advance women engineers in Costa Rica on this podcast episode! Source
Colorful Stars and Clouds near Rho Ophiuchi
Photo of the Day Why is the sky near Antares and Rho Ophiuchi so colorful, yet dusty? The colors result from a mixture of objects and processes. Fine dust -- illuminated by starlight -- produces blue reflection nebulae. Gaseous clouds whose atoms are excited by ultraviolet starlight produce reddish emission nebulae. Backlit dust clouds [...]
Sh2-132: The Lion Nebula
Photo of the Day Is the Lion Nebula the real ruler of the constellation Cepheus? This powerful feline appearing nebula is powered by two massive stars, each with a mass over 20 times greater than our Sun. Formed from shells of ionized gas that have expanded, the nebula's energetic matter not only glows, but [...]
How to Identify that Light in the Sky
Photo of the Day What is that light in the sky? The answer to one of humanity's more common questions may emerge from a few quick observations. For example -- is it moving or blinking? If so, and if you live near a city, the answer is typically an airplane, since planes are so [...]
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 [...]