Synopsis
NASA is developing the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy - or SOFIA - as a world-class airborne observatory that will complement the Hubble, Spitzer, Herschel and James Webb space telescopes and major Earth-based telescopes. Installed in the back of a highly modified Boeing 747SP, SOFIA'S 2.5-meter (100 inch) diameter reflecting telescope will provide astronomers with access to the visible, infrared and sub-millimeter spectrum.
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- 6 minutes
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- NASA
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- Ames
- SOFIA
- infraredastronomy
- telescopes
- greatobservatories
- 747SP
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