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NASA's SOFIA Flying Observatory Marks 100th Flight
Staff of NASA's SOFIA observatory gathered in front of the flying telescope to mark the 100th flight of the unique airborne infrared observatory.
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Educator Teams Fly on NASA’s SOFIA Airborne Observatory
The first four Airborne Astronomy Ambassador (AAA) educators for 2013 have completed their initial flight on NASA’s SOFIA flying observatory.
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Leland Melvin Updated on Dryden's Education Efforts
NASA's Associate Administrator for Education briefed on center's educational programs and partnerships; tours Dryden aircraft operations facility.
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SOFIA Spots Recent Starbursts In Galaxy's Center
Researchers using NASA's SOFIA flying observatory capture new images of a huge ring of gas and dust surrounding the Milky Way's massive black hole.
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SOFIA Upgrades Integrate Telescope with Observatory
SOFIA's telescope control systems and flight-deck avionics have been significantly upgraded to improve usability of this world-class observatory.
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Two New Molecules Detected with SOFIA Spectrometer
Observations with the SOFIA observatory's GREAT spectrometer help astronomers understand both sulfur and water chemistry in the interstellar medium.
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SOFIA Mirror Cleaned to Prepare for Next Missions
Technicians use water, a mild detergent and a small filtered blower to remove dust and other material that had adhered to mirror's precision optics.
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NASA's SOFIA to Embark on New Cycle of Science
The SOFIA observatory set to begin its first full cycle of 46 astronomical science flights over 13 months from November 2012 through December 2013.
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SOFIA Soars at Sunset
NASA's Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy – SOFIA – lifts off from Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale, Calif., at sunset on July 15, 2011.
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More than 150,000 Visit Bay Area SOFIA Displays
Displays depicting the history and mission of NASA’s Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy are on exhibit at three Northern California venues.
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SOFIA Science Featured in Astronomy & Astrophysics
The European Astronomy & Astrophysics May 10 issue details observations made with the German-built GREAT far-IR spectrometer on the SOFIA telescope.
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SOFIA Observatory Featured in Astrophysical Journal
Observations made with NASA's SOFIA airborne telescope are the subject of a special edition of the respected astronomical research publication.
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SOFIA Observatory to Get New Wideband Camera
Second-generation High-resolution Airborne Wideband Camera provides a sensitive, versatile and reliable imaging capability to the SOFIA astronomers
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SOFIA Captures Images Of Planetary Nebula M2-9
Researchers using NASA’s Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy capture infrared images of the last exhalations of a dying sun-like star.
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Educators Selected to Fly on NASA's SOFIA Airborne Observatory
26 educators have been selected to partner with professional astronomers on research flights aboard NASA's SOFIA flying observatory in 2012-13.
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SOFIA Captures New W3A Star Cluster Images
NASA’s Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy researchers have captured new images of a recently born cluster of massive stars named W3A.
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SOFIA Airborne Astronomy Ambassador Teacher at AAS
High school science teacher Margaret "Peggy" Piper will be available for interviews during the American Astronomical Society meeting Jan. 8-12.
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SOFIA Observatory Peers Into Heart of Orion Nebula
A new image from NASA’s Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) shows a complex distribution of interstellar dust and stars in the Orion nebula.
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SOFIA Observatory Images W40 Star Forming Region
NASA's SOFIA flying observatory has taken the highest resolution mid-infrared image to date of the massive W40 star-forming region in the Milky Way.
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SOFIA Astronomy Ambassador Shares Experiences
San Jose high school science teacher Marita Beard shares her experiences after an astronomy flight on NASA's SOFIA airborne observatory.