The SOFIA observatory set to begin its first full cycle of 46 astronomical science flights over 13 months from November 2012 through December 2013.
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SOFIA Mirror Cleaned to Prepare for Next Missions
Technicians use water, a mild detergent and a small filtered blower to remove dust and other material that had adhered to mirror's precision optics....Read more
Technicians use water, a mild detergent and a small filtered blower to remove dust and other material that had adhered to mirror's precision optics....Read moreLatest News
NASA's SOFIA to Embark on New Cycle of Science
SOFIA Soars at Sunset
NASA's Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy – SOFIA – lifts off from Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale, Calif., at sunset on July 15, 2011.
More than 150,000 Visit Bay Area SOFIA Displays
Displays depicting the history and mission of NASA’s Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy are on exhibit at three Northern California venues.
News and Events Features
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SOFIA Science Featured in Astronomy & Astrophysics
The European Astronomy & Astrophysics May 10 issue details observations made with the German-built GREAT far-IR spectrometer on the SOFIA telescope.
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SOFIA Observatory Featured in Astrophysical Journal
Observations made with NASA's SOFIA airborne telescope are the subject of a special edition of the respected astronomical research publication.
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SOFIA Observatory to Get New Wideband Camera
Second-generation High-resolution Airborne Wideband Camera provides a sensitive, versatile and reliable imaging capability to the SOFIA astronomers
Spotlight
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SOFIA Overview
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.
› Fact Sheet
› Infrared Astronomy
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SOFIA Quick Facts
Download a PDF document containing aircraft, telescope and historical hightlights.
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SOFIA Science Center →
The SOFIA Science Center is operated by Universities Space Research Association (USRA) and the Deutsches SOFIA Institut (DSI) for NASA and the German aerospace center DLR.
