NASA’s Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) Boeing 747SP flies over NASA DFRC after a ferry flight from Waco, Texas.
NASA’S SOFIA infrared observatory 747SP (front) and DC-8 flying laboratory (rear) are now housed at the Dryden Aircraft Operations Facility…
The Dryden Aircraft Operations Facility in Palmdale, Calif., is now home to two large science aircraft, NASA’s SOFIA observatory and…
An F/A-18 mission support aircraft shadows NASA’s Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy 747SP during a functional check flight on Dec.…
With landing gear extended, the NASA/DLR Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) 747SP cruises over central Texas on its first…
A NASA F/A-18 trails NASA’s SOFIA 747SP during a test of the flying observatory’s telescope cavity door opening mechanism.
A technician examines the instrument mounting structure and bulkhead of the German-built infrared telescope installed in NASA’s SOFIA airborne observatory.
Located about 5,000 light years from Earth, this composite image shows the Rosette star formation region.
Giant planet GJ 436b in the constellation Leo is missing something-and that something is swamp gas. To the surprise of…
NASA’s SOFIA infrared observatory 747SP is shadowed by a NASA F-18 during a flyby at its new home, the Dryden…
