
The Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy 747SP sits beneath a full moon during nighttime telescope operations at NASA鈥檚 Dryden Aircraft…

Bob Meyer, program manager of NASA鈥檚 Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy, highlights some of the technical features of the German-built…

The Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy, or SOFIA, 747SP basks in the light of a full moon shining over California鈥檚…

Cornell University鈥檚 Faint Object Infrared Camera for the SOFIA Telescope, or FORCAST, is mounted on the telescope during preparation leading…

Cornell University鈥檚 Faint Object Infrared Camera for the SOFIA Telescope, or FORCAST, is mounted on the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared…

Terry Herter, principal investigator for Cornell University鈥檚 FORCAST instrument, and Cornell research associate Joe Adams check the alignment of the…

This close-up view of comet Hartley 2 was taken at 7:00 a.m. PDT (10 a.m. EDT), after NASA鈥檚 EPOXI mission…

This close-up view of comet Hartley 2 was taken as NASA鈥檚 EPOXI mission approached the comet at 6:58 a.m. PDT…

This close-up view of comet Hartley 2 was taken at 7:01 a.m. PDT (10:01 a.m. EDT), after NASA鈥檚 EPOXI mission…