Photo of the Day What excites the Heart Nebula? First, the large emission nebula on the upper left, catalogued as IC 1805, looks somewhat like a human heart. The nebula glows brightly in red light emitted by its most prominent element, hydrogen, but this long-exposure image was also blended with light emitted by sulfur [...]
Photo of the Day This kilometer high cliff occurs on the surface of a comet. It was discovered on the dark nucleus of Comet Churyumov - Gerasimenko (CG) by Rosetta, a robotic spacecraft launched by ESA, which orbited the comet from 2014 to 2016. The ragged cliff, as featured here, was imaged by Rosetta [...]
Photo of the Day Meteors have been flowing out from the constellation Gemini. This was expected, as mid-December is the time of the Geminid Meteor Shower. Pictured here, over two dozen meteors were caught in successively added exposures taken over several hours early Saturday morning from a snowy forest in Poland. The fleeting streaks [...]
The Society of Women Engineers (SWE) is aware of the ongoing anti-diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEI&B) legislative efforts across the United States of America. Such legislation could have devastating consequences on the activities of the Society’s university sections/affiliates, the support of employer partners, and beyond. Source
Kathryn Mayer, founder and president of KC Mayer Consulting, Inc., breaks down how perfectionism puts a damper on progress, productivity, and innovation. Plus, join her upcoming free live event in SWE's Advance Learning Center on Jan. 9! Source
Relive the speakers, photos, and highlights from SWE Korea’s 2024 year-end conference in Seoul. Source
Photo of the Day An intriguing pair of interacting galaxies, M51 is the 51st entry in Charles Messier's famous catalog. Perhaps the original spiral nebula, the large galaxy with whirlpool-like spiral structure seen nearly face-on is also cataloged as NGC 5194. Its spiral arms and dust lanes sweep in front of its smaller companion [...]
As we bid 2024 goodbye, we compiled this roundup of our most popular podcast episodes, magazine articles, and blog posts from the year. Source
Photo of the Day What's the closest active galaxy to planet Earth? That would be Centaurus A, cataloged as NGC 5128, which is only 12 million light-years distant. Forged in a collision of two otherwise normal galaxies, Centaurus A shows several distinctive features including a dark dust lane across its center, outer shells of [...]
Jayashree Raja shares how women in engineering can find their place at the forefront of the AI revolution. Source
