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Water Distribution Near Moon’s South Pole Mapped Using NASA SOFIA Data
Data from NASA's Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) was used to create a water distribution map of the ...
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YouTube - Trailer: SOFIA - the largest airborne observatory in the world
The Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) is a joint German-US space science project. Carrying a 2.5-metre telescope inside a modified Boeing 747SP, the airborne observatory ...
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SOFIA Opens Its Door
SOFIA Opens Its Door In this video taken from NASAs F/A-18 chase plane, the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA), fully opens its telescopes door on a flight near Edwards ...
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Flying telescope yields insights into birth of stars
Measurements by the Sofia observatory underline the importance of magnetic fields for star formation. Astronomers used an instrument on Sofia to study one of the closest stellar nurseries to Earth ...
7 unseen images of Space captured by NASA
The ring-shaped clouds around the nebula RCW 120 were detected by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope in this composite image. The Black Eye Galaxy is a relatively isolated spiral galaxy 17 million ...
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Sofia Vyzantiadou
Q: What is your favourite thing about the Hellenic Observatory? Its people- no doubt! The Observatory feels like a family. People are genuinely nice, hardworking, committed, supportive, polite and fun ...
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Profiles in Excellence: College of Engineering alumnus Bill Rose ’62 (civil engineering), ’65 M.S. (mechanical engineering)
The Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) enables researchers to study celestial phenomena above the interference of most of Earth’s atmosphere. To facilitate that research, a ...