Navigating the Professional Engineer Exam Approval
Explore a step-by-step guide and tips to obtaining your PE licensure, presented by the Early Career Professionals Affinity Group as part of their spotlight month. Source
Supernova Remnants Big and Small
Photo of the Day What happens after a star explodes? A huge fireball of hot gas shoots out in all directions. When this gas slams into the existing interstellar medium, it heats up so much it glows. Two different supernova remnants (SNRs) are visible in the featured image, taken at the Oukaïmeden Observatory in [...]
SWE Bengaluru Affiliate and Wabtec Corporation Bring AI to Life: Highlights from the AI in Engineering Summit
From inspiring keynotes to forward-looking panel discussions, find out what leaders are saying about the future of AI in engineering. Source
Global Affiliate Spotlight: SWE Toronto
Get to know the inspiring events and wide-reaching impact of the SWE Toronto Affiliate. Source
A New Year’s Aurora and SAR Arc
Photo of the Day It was a new year, and the sky was doubly red. The new year meant that the Earth had returned to its usual place in its orbit on January 1, a place a few days before its closest approach to the Sun. The first of the two red skyglows, on [...]
Celebrating National Mentoring Month With SWE
Every January, National Mentoring Month recognizes the role of mentors and their impact on the personal and professional development of mentees. Source
Colliding Spiral Galaxies from Webb and Hubble
Photo of the Day Billions of years from now, only one of these two galaxies will remain. Until then, spiral galaxies NGC 2207 and IC 2163 will slowly pull each other apart, creating tides of matter, sheets of shocked gas, lanes of dark dust, bursts of star formation, and streams of cast-away stars. The [...]
Rocket Launch as Seen from the International Space Station
Photo of the Day Have you ever seen a rocket launch -- from space? A close inspection of the featured time-lapse video will reveal a rocket rising to Earth orbit as seen from the International Space Station (ISS). The Russian Soyuz-FG rocket was launched in November 2018 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, carrying [...]
SWE’s Third Virtual Event in Mexico: Fostering Women’s Collaboration
Read the highlights from SWE's Mexico’s third installment of their virtual event series, featuring keynotes, panel discussions, and networking. Source
Alpha Centauri: The Closest Star System
Photo of the Day The closest star system to the Sun is the Alpha Centauri system. Of the three stars in the system, the dimmest -- called Proxima Centauri -- is actually the nearest star. The bright stars Alpha Centauri A and B form a close binary as they are separated by only 23 [...]