The Jet With a 17-Ton Telescope That NASA Uses as a Flying Observatory
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Jul 3, 2014
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Take a tour into the heart of SOFIA, the world's largest airborne observatory. SOFIA Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy is an extensively modified Boeing 747SP aircraft that carries a 100-inch (2.5 meter) reflecting telescope with the ability to study astronomical objects and phenomena, including star birth and death, the formation of new solar systems, black holes at the center of galaxies, and complex molecules in space. Video: http://go.nasa.gov/2g0QnBS | NASA - National Aeronau
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72K views · 181 shares | Go behind-the-scenes of our flying SOFIA telescope on Facebook Live at 6 p.m. EDT as it prepares to study #NeptunesMoon Triton: https://www.facebook.com/SOFIAtelescope/?ref=br_rs | NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration | Facebook
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31K views · 199 reactions | 17 tons of telescope in an aircraft: the airborne infrared observatory SOFIA – a joint German-US space science project from DLR and NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration. | German Aerospace Center, DLR | Facebook
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294K views · 20K reactions |  Water molecules were found in Clavius Crater, one of the largest craters visible from Earth on the Moon! This discovery from our SOFIA Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy indicates that water may be distributed across the surface, & not limited to cold, shadowed places. Learn more: https://go.nasa.gov/3ox2aYC | NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration | Facebook
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36 reactions | The SOFIA Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy first peered into the cosmos #OTD in 2010. Now you can bring the world’s largest flying observatory into your home or any other environment using AR technology. Display an interactive 3D model from your device with the #NASA_App: https://go.nasa.gov/3bYoTIm | NASA Ames Research Center | Facebook
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