Tag: "SOFIA"

SOFIA's First Light

SOFIA's First Light

After nearly a 14-year hiatus, NASA is once again conducting astronomical observations…from the stratosphere!

 
Ben Burress

Post on May 28, 2010 by

Astronomy on the Wing

Astronomy on the Wing

More than meets the eye: The constellation Orion in visible light (left) and infrared (right) Visible light image: Akira Fujii; Infrared image: Infrared Astronomical SatelliteSome months ago my blog, "SOFIA: Fly By Night," talked about the up-and-coming astronomy ace of the night skies, SOFIA: the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy–a 2.5 meter infrared telescope built [...]

 
Ben Burress

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