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 ...
New Scientist

NASA leaves jumbo-jet telescope on the runway

Mission managers on the SOFIA project to fly an infrared telescope aboard a 747 aircraft, are fighting to prevent the project’s abandonment under NASA’s budget cuts. Despite SOFIA being behind ...
Aviation Week

NASA dedicates SOFIA to Charles Lindbergh

DEDICATED: On May 21 in Waco, Texas, NASA dedicated its Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) aircraft to pioneering aviator Charles Lindbergh on the 80th anniversary of his ...