Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research

SOFIA is an airborne observatory that will study the universe in the infrared spectrum.

SOFIA Instrument Roadmap Workshop #1 Summary

SOFIA probes planetary atmospheres and outgassing of comets, especially mid-IR water lines, hyrdrides, and D-bearing lines that are difficult or impossible to do from the ground (HDO,

A NASA History Office Report SOFIA

In 1986, the observatory analyzed the chemical composition of Halley''s Comet, providing insights into the makeup of early solar system materials. In 1988, the observatory

Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy

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The Stratospheric Observatory For Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) was an 80/20 joint project of NASA and the German Aerospace Center (DLR) to construct and maintain an airborne observatory. NASA awarded the contract for development of the aircraft, operation of the observatory and management of the American part of the project to the Universities Space Research Association (USRA) in 1

The Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA)

Comets like Catalina could have been an essential source of carbon on planets like Earth and Mars during the early formation of the solar system. New results from SOFIA, a joint

SOFIA Solar System Legacy

I will present highlights of SOFIA studies of Solar System objects, including observations of water in the lunar south pole region, measurements of the D/H ratio in water in the atmosphere of

SOFIA (Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared

SOFIA is a powerful, general-purpose infrared observatory used to study the birth of new stars, planetary nebulas and supernova remnants, the

Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy

SOFIA was the successor to the Kuiper Airborne Observatory. During 10-hour, overnight flights, it observed celestial magnetic fields, star-forming regions, comets, nebulae, and the Galactic

SOFIA

During 10-hour, overnight flights, SOFIA observed the solar system and beyond at mid- and far-infrared wavelengths, gathering data to study: Visible (left) and infrared (right)

SOFIA

For at least the next decade, SOFIA will be the only facility that provides regular access to the far-infrared sky. Unlike space missions, SOFIA can repair, upgrade, and replace its instruments

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SOFIA is making observations of new solar systems, complex molecules in space, and planets in our own Solar System.

SOFIA (Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy)

SOFIA is a powerful, general-purpose infrared observatory used to study the birth of new stars, planetary nebulas and supernova remnants, the atmospheres of Solar System objects, and