Photo of the Day Comet Tsuchinshan-Atlas is now headed back to the outer Solar System. The massive dusty snowball put on quite a show during its trip near the Sun, resulting in many impressive pictures from planet Earth during October. The featured image was taken in mid-October and shows a defining visual feature of [...]
Photo of the Day Why were the statues on Easter Island built? No one is sure. What is sure is that over 900 large stone statues called moais exist there. The Rapa Nui (Easter Island) moais stand, on average, over twice as tall as a person and have over 200 times as much mass. [...]
Discover the panel discussions, speakers, and hot topics at the 2024 SWE event held at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid.
Photo of the Day The Great Nebula in Orion, an immense, nearby starbirth region, is probably the most famous of all astronomical nebulas. Here, glowing gas surrounds hot young stars at the edge of an immense interstellar molecular cloud only 1500 light-years away. In the featured deep image in assigned colors highlighted by emission [...]
Alicia Williamson, president of the Virginia State University SWE Affiliate, shares the innovative academic, social, and career readiness activities that VSU SWE has held on campus.
To mark the occasion, Society of Women Engineers (SWE) has compiled some of our top blog posts, podcast episodes, and magazine articles sharing the community’s stories and contributions in STEM.
Discover how Microsoft’s diverse workforce and inclusive culture drives innovation and creativity for women engineers.
Learn how the U.S. Space Force aligns with innovation and opportunity for engineers in this Q&A article.
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.
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 [...]
