NASA's SOFIA Flying Telescope May Be Mothballed This Year
Wednesday, March 5, 2014 - 10:30
in Astronomy & Space
The White House's 2015 federal budget request, which was released today, slashes funding for the space agency's Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy, a modified Boeing 747 aircraft that scans the heavens using an 8.2-foot-wide telescope.