Exploring the U.S. Space Force: A New Era for Space Operations
Learn how the U.S. Space Force aligns with innovation and opportunity for engineers in this Q&A article.
Supporting Women in STEM With SWE: Voting, Advocacy, and More
SWE offers a number of resources for you to advocate for women in engineering and technology. Read more about our efforts and the efforts of our members.
Rigel and the Witch Head Nebula
Photo of the Day By starlight, this eerie visage shines in the dark with a crooked profile evoking its popular name, the Witch Head Nebula. In fact, this entrancing telescopic portrait gives the impression that a witch has fixed her gaze on Orion's bright supergiant star Rigel. More formally known as IC 2118, the [...]
SWE Diverse Podcast Ep 285: Thriving in Engineering While Living With Disabilities
Members of the SWE DisAbility Inclusion Affinity Group share their stories of self-advocacy, thoughts on disclosing disabilities at work, and recommended disability inclusion resources for engineers.
NGC 602: Stars Versus Pillars from Webb
Photo of the Day The stars are destroying the pillars. More specifically, some of the newly formed stars in the image center are emitting light so energetic that is evaporating the gas and dust in the surrounding pillars. Simultaneously, the pillars themselves are still trying to form new stars. The whole setting is the [...]
STEVE: A Glowing River over France
Photo of the Day Sometimes a river of hot gas flows over your head. In this case the river created a Strong Thermal Emission Velocity Enhancement (STEVE) that glowed bright red, white, and pink. Details of how STEVEs work remain a topic of research, but recent evidence holds that their glow results from a [...]
LDN 43: The Cosmic Bat Nebula
Photo of the Day What is the most spook-tacular nebula in the galaxy? One contender is LDN 43, which bears an astonishing resemblance to a vast cosmic bat flying amongst the stars on a dark Halloween night. Located about 1400 light years away in the constellation Ophiuchus, this molecular cloud is dense enough to [...]
5 Things to Do Right After WE Annual Conference
Did you join us for WE24 in Chicago or virtually? Check out our tips to maximize your post-conference potential.
Announcing the SWENext 2024 Annual Award Recipients
Congratulations to the SWENexters who received a 2024 SWENext Annual Award!
M16: Pillars of Star Creation
Photo of the Day These dark pillars may look destructive, but they are creating stars. This pillar-capturing picture of the Eagle Nebula combines visible light exposures taken with the Hubble Space Telescope with infrared images taken with the James Webb Space Telescope to highlight evaporating gaseous globules (EGGs) emerging from pillars of molecular hydrogen [...]