SOFIA, once focused solely on space, now helps scientists measure atomic oxygen in Earth’s upper…
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SOFIA (Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy) is an airborne observatory created by NASA and the German Space Agency. The observatory is within a modified Boeing 747SP aircraft. Its mobility allows observation of the solar system from any position on the earth. Since the observatory is in the stratosphere, the observing telescope sees infrared light, which scientists use to study the energy levels of different objects in the solar system. Read about discoveries made by SOFIA at SciTechDaily.com.
Comet Catalina’s carbon-rich makeup suggests comets may have delivered vital ingredients for life to Earth…
SOFIA data shows that magnetic fields in Messier 82 stretch outward like the solar wind,…
Magnetic fields in the Whirlpool Galaxy’s outer arms are distorted by star formation and a…
The hungriest of black holes are thought to gobble up so much surrounding material they…
NASA’s Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) has confirmed, for the first time, water on…
The area around the supermassive black hole at the center of our Milky Way galaxy…
When the New Horizons spacecraft passed by Pluto in 2015, one of the many fascinating…
The Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy, SOFIA, studies the universe with infrared light. That’s a…
Our Milky Way galaxy has an elegant spiral shape with long arms filled with stars,…
One of the brightest and most massive star-forming regions in our galaxy, the Omega, or…
SOFIA Reveals New View of Milky Way’s Center NASA has captured an extremely crisp infrared…
Supermassive black holes exist at the center of most galaxies, and our Milky Way is…
When massive stars — many times larger than our Sun— are born, they shine hot…
The Cigar Galaxy (M82) is famous for its extraordinary speed in making new stars, with…
A compilation of scientific results from The Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy, SOFIA, reveals new…
Dust particles form as dying red giant stars throw off material and become part of…
The stellar wind from a newborn star in the Orion Nebula is preventing more new…