Rebuilding an Engineering Career With SWE
Professional development through a return to work lens.Read more at All Together
Artemis III Announcement Recap Crew, Mission Details, and What’s Next
Another step toward one of the most complex spaceflight missions in history, NASA provided updates on Artemis III and announced crew members for the test flight. Planned to launch in 2027, the mission will practice docking the Orion spacecraft with two lunar landers in low Earth orbit. On future missions, including Artemis IV in 2028, [...]
NASA Award Boosts Space Technology Research Capabilities
2 Min Read NASA Award Boosts Space Technology Research Capabilities NASA is introducing a new funding opportunity to accelerate academic research and technology development. The Minority University Research and Education Project Space Technology Artemis Research (M‑STAR) application window opened Thursday and will remain open through 11:59 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, Aug. 11. The research [...]
NASA’s Chandra Discovers Possible Supernova Remnant in Galactic Center
5 Min Read NASA’s Chandra Discovers Possible Supernova Remnant in Galactic Center Using data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory, astronomers may have found a supernova remnant in an intriguing neighborhood in the middle of our galaxy. A paper describing these new findings published in The Astrophysical Journal. Supernova remnants are the expanding remains of [...]
I Am Artemis: Elkin Norena
3 Min Read I Am Artemis: Elkin Norena Listen to this audio excerpt from Elkin Norena, Resident management officer, NASA’s Space Launch System Program: 0:00 / 0:00 Your browser does not support the audio element. NASA’s Elkin Norena has helped the agency launch more than a dozen space shuttle missions – that’s more than [...]
Microbiology DNA and Chemistry for Health Insights Tops Research Schedule
NASA astronauts Jack Hathaway and Jessica Meir pose together as Hathaway shows off a pair of Advanced Space Experiment Sample Processor-4 research cassettes being used to study how weightlessness affects drug crystal growth possibly leading to new pharmaceutical formulas.NASA/Jessica Meir Microbiology dominated the research schedule aboard the International Space Station on Thursday helping doctors protect [...]
NASA Robotic Tech Demo Will Advance Prototype Gamma-Ray Detectors
4 min read NASA Robotic Tech Demo Will Advance Prototype Gamma-Ray Detectors A new type of gamma-ray sensor developed by NASA, called AstroPix, will take part in a robotic arm demonstration on the agency’s upcoming Fly Foundational Robots mission, set to launch in late 2027. Gamma rays are the highest-energy form of light. Scientists [...]
SWE Research Division Celebrates a Decade of Service to the Engineering Community
The SWE Research Division has played an integral role the last 10 years supporting the work of the Society in promoting STEM education and careers.Read more at All Together
Soccer Meets Space Science
NASA A soccer ball floats in microgravity in this March 2, 2026, picture from the International Space Station. The space station crew tested soccer balls to study how internal mass affects motion and stability in microgravity. The findings have improved understanding of how embedded technologies, including match-ball sensors, can influence performance during play. Through research [...]
NASA’s Career Technical Education Day Highlights Technical Careers
3 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) Students participate in a hands-on robotics demonstration during Career Technical Education Day at NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia. NASA/Mark Knopp At NASA, remaining a global leader in exploration and innovation includes having a skilled and dedicated workforce. Technicians play a critical role [...]