Space

Here at Stemettes HQ, we love to discover new women in STEM and hear all about their STEM-azing research or their careers. So, we have rounded up some of our favourite TED talks by women and non-binary people in STEM to share with you.

Black holes are something no one really knows much about. Black holes are mysterious, intriguing and unknown.

Sunita Williams is the second American astronaut of Indian heritage. She holds several records for her time in space. Find out more about these records and her life in this article.

These 13 women passed the same psychological and physiological tests as the first men in space, so why did they never get to visit space?

When we were pulling together a Zine Issue around the theme of ‘Motivation’, we knew we had to include Sally Ride, the first American woman in space.

Yi So-yeon is a South Korean astronaut and biotechnologist who became the first Korean to fly in space and third woman to fly in space.

If you ever wondered who the first African American female Engineer to work at NASA was- look no further. Mary Jacksons career has inspired many, and is featured in the Hidden Figures movie and book of 2016.

Helen Sharman is a British chemist and astronaut who was the first British citizen to go into space who participated in a mission to the Soviet modular space station Mir in May 1991.

On the 12th of August, Dr Suzie Imber took the time to speak to us about her eventful career and where it’s been, where it’s at, and where it’s going.

On the 12th August, Suzie Imber spoke to Stemettes to discuss her favourite planet -Mercury. She also describes the questions we have about Mercury and all the ways these questions are trying to be answered.

Dr Ellen Ochoa is an engineer and former astronaut.

Meet Dorothy Vaughan, a pioneering mathematician and one of the Hidden Figures of NASA’s space programme.

Did you know that the Apollo Space Mission used seamstresses to program computers?

Maggie Aderin-Pocock is a leading space scientist and a presenter of the BBC’s ‘The Sky at Night’.

Here we will be focusing on artificial, or man-made satellites and the impact they’ve had on our daily lives.

Read this interview with Beth to learn more about her career as an Astronomer.

Astronomy is an important part of life as it enlightens us into what’s going on outside of earth.

Did you know Venus And Uranus Spin Backwards?

Meet Dr Mae Jemison – an American engineer, physician, and former NASA astronaut. She is also the First black woman to go into space. Find out how she does it all in this article!

Meet mathematician and pioneer for African American women.

When you think of the Space Industry, what jobs come to mind? Astronauts…maybe Engineers? Here are 7 Space Industry Job you probably didn’t know about, but 100% should.