SWENext Club Spotlight: Prospect Robotics
Meet the Prospect Robotics SWENext Club that unites high school students and promotes STEM and community engagement through hands-on projects.Read more at All Together
Building a Bigger Table: My Girl Scout Gold Award Journey With InnovateHER
SWENexter and Girl Scout Avani T. shares the lessons she learned through creating the InnovateHER conference and discusses how the SWENext Conference Playbook can help others build STEM outreach events.Read more at All Together
NASA Astronaut Chris Williams Preps for Spacewalk
X-ray: NASA/CXC/SAO; Optical: NASA/ESA/STScI/AURA; IR:NASA/JPL/Caltech; Image Processing: NASA/CXC/SAO/N. Wolk Flight engineer Sophie Adenot of ESA (European Space Agency) helps flight engineer Chris Williams of NASA as he tries on his spacesuit on June 23, 2026, testing its comfort and mobility as well as its communications and life support systems inside the International Space Station’s Quest [...]
Mapping Earth’s Observations, featuring Betsy Ford
NASA’s Earth-observing satellites track an enormous range of phenomena: how aerosols move through the atmosphere, how moisture descends through soil, how land-cover shifts over decades. It’s some of the most consequential data NASA produces, informing science, policy, agriculture, and climate research around the world. As NASA’s Earth Science Division (ESD) manages this vast portfolio, [...]
NASA Seeks Industry Input to Accelerate Lunar Surface Technologies
3 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) Artistic concept of lunar surface technologies and infrastructure capabilities, including in-situ resource utilization oxygen production systems, surface power systems, in‑space manufacturing tools, and advanced nanomaterials production.NASA Long-term lunar exploration requires technology, infrastructure, and operations that function together cohesively on the surface of the Moon. To [...]
NextSTEP-3 A: Lunar Enabling Technology
1 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) Solicitation Number: 80GRC026R0008 May 19, 2026 – Synopsis issued June 29, 2026 – Draft BAA and Appendix A Issued | News Release Artistic concept of lunar surface technologies and infrastructure capabilities, including in-situ resource utilization oxygen production systems, surface power systems, in‑space manufacturing tools, and advanced nanomaterials production.NASA NASA issued [...]
NASA Announces Winners for 2026 Human Lander Challenge
3 Min Read NASA Announces Winners for 2026 Human Lander Challenge NASA has announced the top student-developed solutions for environmental control and life support systems in future crewed lunar landers from participants in the 2026 Human Lander Challenge. The announcement marks the culmination of months of research by university teams working to advance technologies [...]
NASA Tests New Refuel Device for Future In-Space Refueling Missions
To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Engineers from NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, and L3Harris con-duct operational testing on a developmental cryocoupler, a vital technology for future in-orbit spacecraft refueling.NASA/Tyson Eason For NASA’s next generation of deep space exploration missions, [...]
SWE Celebrates LGBTQ+ STEM Professionals This Pride Month
For Pride Month, we’re highlighting some of the STEM professionals from the community who are making global headlines.Read more at All Together
Off-Duty Day for Upcoming Spacewalkers and Assistants as Cosmonauts Stay Busy
NASA astronaut Chris Williams is pictured outside the International Space Station during a spacewalk to complete the build and installation of a solar array modification kit on March 18, 2026. It was William’s first spacewalk of his career, and the 278th in support of space station maintenance, upgrades, and assembly.NASA/Jessica Meir Four Expedition 74 crew [...]