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Stephanie Raeman’s STEM Journey: Engineering, Robotics, and a Life of Adaptation

By |2026-05-06T11:16:00-04:00May 6th, 2026|Categories: Uncategorized|

Computer and systems engineer Stephanie Raeman navigated military life, early coding challenges, and classroom robotics to build a fulfilling career in STEM education. Source

My Roman Empire: Redefining Leadership Through SWE’s Ignite Leadership Program

By |2026-05-05T11:57:00-04:00May 5th, 2026|Categories: Uncategorized|

Discover how the SWE Ignite Leadership Program helped early-career engineer Melissa Cirillo see leadership as scalable, structured, and limitless. Source

Building Community Through Generosity: SWE Networks in Montréal 2026 International Women’s Day Meetup

By |2026-05-04T12:20:00-04:00May 4th, 2026|Categories: Uncategorized|

Read about the engaging event that brought together over 40 attendees for an evening of community building, interactive activities, and panel discussions. Source

The Moon, Venus, and the Pleiades

By |2026-04-29T16:44:24-04:00April 29th, 2026|Categories: NASA News, Uncategorized|Tags: , , , , , |

Photo of the Day No, Earth did not recently acquire six more moons! Today’s APOD is a combination of images following the Moon, Venus, and the Pleiades across a southern Sicilian sky as twilight turned to evening on April 19. From 2023 to 2029, the Pleiades' and the Moon “visit" each other once per [...]

Comet R3 PanSTARRS Behind Satellite Trails

By |2026-04-27T16:44:25-04:00April 27th, 2026|Categories: NASA News, Uncategorized|Tags: , , , , , |

Photo of the Day Can you find the comet? Somewhere through this web of satellite trails is Comet C/2025 R3 (PanSTARRS), a bright visitor passing through the inner Solar System. Now, the orbiting satellites themselves only appear as streaks because of the long camera exposure, over 10 minutes in this case. On the contrary, [...]

Mystic Mountain Monster being Destroyed

By |2026-04-26T16:44:28-04:00April 26th, 2026|Categories: NASA News, Uncategorized|Tags: , , , , , |

Photo of the Day Inside the head of this interstellar monster is a star that is slowly destroying it. The huge monster, actually an inanimate series of pillars of gas and dust, measures light years in length. The in-head star is not itself visible through the opaque interstellar dust but is bursting out partly [...]

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