Skysight: The Story of SOFIA, the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy
- 2005
- 30m
The Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA), jointly built by NASA and the German Aerospace Center (DLR), allows astronomers to study the Universe with a telescope mounted i... Read allThe Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA), jointly built by NASA and the German Aerospace Center (DLR), allows astronomers to study the Universe with a telescope mounted in a Boeing 747. SOFIA's 100-inch telescope is the same size as the Hubble Space Telescope,... Read allThe Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA), jointly built by NASA and the German Aerospace Center (DLR), allows astronomers to study the Universe with a telescope mounted in a Boeing 747. SOFIA's 100-inch telescope is the same size as the Hubble Space Telescope, and from 45,000 feet above the Earth's surface, it can detect Infrared light that's invis... Read all