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Solar X Flare as Famous Active Region Returns

By |2024-05-28T09:09:47-04:00May 28th, 2024|Categories: NASA News, Uncategorized|Tags: , , , , , |

Photo of the Day It's back. The famous active region on the Sun that created auroras visible around the Earth earlier this month has survived its rotation around the far side of the Sun -- and returned. Yesterday, as it was beginning to reappear on the Earth-facing side, the region formerly labeled AR 3664 [...]

Manicouagan Impact Crater from Space

By |2024-05-25T09:09:08-04:00May 25th, 2024|Categories: NASA News, Uncategorized|Tags: , , , , , |

Photo of the Day Orbiting 400 kilometers above Quebec, Canada, planet Earth, the International Space Station Expedition 59 crew captured this snapshot of the broad St. Lawrence River and curiously circular Lake Manicouagan on April 11. Right of center, the ring-shaped lake is a modern reservoir within the eroded remnant of an ancient 100 [...]

M78 from the Euclid Space Telescope

By |2024-05-24T09:09:12-04:00May 24th, 2024|Categories: NASA News, Uncategorized|Tags: , , , , , |

Photo of the Day Star formation can be messy. To help find out just how messy, ESA's new Sun-orbiting Euclid telescope recently captured the most detailed image ever of the bright star forming region M78. Near the image center, M78 lies at a distance of only about 1,300 light-years away and has a main [...]

4 Communication Techniques to Expand Your Influence and Optimize Your Impact

By |2024-05-22T09:57:00-04:00May 22nd, 2024|Categories: Uncategorized|

Maryanne O’Brien shares four communication techniques to help engineers succeed. Plus, join her upcoming free live event, “Elevate Your Impact: Communicate with More Clarity and Confidence,” in SWE's Advance Learning Center on May 29! Source

SWE Diverse Podcast Ep 261: Leadership Insights With Parsons Corporation CEO Carey Smith

By |2024-05-21T13:57:00-04:00May 21st, 2024|Categories: Uncategorized|

Carey Smith, chair, president, and CEO of Parsons Corporation, discusses her journey from engineer to corporate leader and shares insights on the global infrastructure industry on Diverse: a SWE podcast. Source

CG4: The Globule and the Galaxy

By |2024-05-21T09:09:14-04:00May 21st, 2024|Categories: NASA News, Uncategorized|Tags: , , , , , |

Photo of the Day Can a gas cloud eat a galaxy? It's not even close. The "claw" of this odd looking "creature" in the featured photo is a gas cloud known as a cometary globule. This globule, however, has ruptured. Cometary globules are typically characterized by dusty heads and elongated tails. These features cause [...]

The Impact of the ARDC Foundation’s Scholarships for Women in Engineering

By |2024-05-17T17:49:00-04:00May 17th, 2024|Categories: Uncategorized|

Learn more about the impact of Amateur Radio and Digital Communications Foundation's support of SWE scholarships, including testimonials from scholarship recipients. Source

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