SOFIA airborne observatory begins 2015 science campaign
Wednesday, January 14, 2015 - 18:20
in Astronomy & Space
The Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy, or SOFIA, Program began its third season of science flights on Jan. 13, 2015. SOFIA is NASA's next generation flying observatory and is fitted with a 2.5-meter (100-inch) diameter telescope that studies the universe at infrared wavelengths.