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SOFIA Observations Reveal Star Formation Surprise
04.16.13 - Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy researchers capture mid-infrared images of massive G35 star condensing in dense dust and gas cocoon.
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NASA's SOFIA Flying Observatory Marks 100th Flight
04.12.13 - Staff of NASA's SOFIA observatory gathered in front of the flying telescope to mark the 100th flight of the unique airborne infrared observatory.
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Educator Teams Fly on NASA’s SOFIA Airborne Observatory
02.15.13 - The first four Airborne Astronomy Ambassador (AAA) educators for 2013 have completed their initial flight on NASA’s SOFIA flying observatory.
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Leland Melvin Updated on Dryden's Education Efforts
02.11.13 - NASA's Associate Administrator for Education briefed on center's educational programs and partnerships; tours Dryden aircraft operations facility.
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SOFIA Spots Recent Starbursts In Galaxy's Center
01.08.13 - Researchers using NASA's SOFIA flying observatory capture new images of a huge ring of gas and dust surrounding the Milky Way's massive black hole.
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SOFIA Upgrades Integrate Telescope with Observatory
12.03.12 - SOFIA's telescope control systems and flight-deck avionics have been significantly upgraded to improve usability of this world-class observatory.
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Two New Molecules Detected with SOFIA Spectrometer
10.26.12 - Observations with the SOFIA observatory's GREAT spectrometer help astronomers understand both sulfur and water chemistry in the interstellar medium.
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SOFIA Mirror Cleaned to Prepare for Next Missions
10.04.12 - 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.
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NASA's SOFIA to Embark on New Cycle of Science
08.30.12 - 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 Soars at Sunset
06.20.12 - NASA's Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy – SOFIA – lifts off from Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale, Calif., at sunset on July 15, 2011.
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More than 150,000 Visit Bay Area SOFIA Displays
06.04.12 - Displays depicting the history and mission of NASA’s Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy are on exhibit at three Northern California venues.
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SOFIA Science Featured in Astronomy & Astrophysics
05.10.12 - 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
04.19.12 - 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
04.17.12 - Second-generation High-resolution Airborne Wideband Camera provides a sensitive, versatile and reliable imaging capability to the SOFIA astronomers
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SOFIA Captures Images Of Planetary Nebula M2-9
03.29.12 - Researchers using NASA’s Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy capture infrared images of the last exhalations of a dying sun-like star.
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Educators Selected to Fly on NASA's SOFIA Airborne Observatory
01.25.12 - 26 educators have been selected to partner with professional astronomers on research flights aboard NASA's SOFIA flying observatory in 2012-13.
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SOFIA Captures New W3A Star Cluster Images
01.10.12 - NASA’s Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy researchers have captured new images of a recently born cluster of massive stars named W3A.
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SOFIA Airborne Astronomy Ambassador Teacher at AAS
01.09.12 - High school science teacher Margaret "Peggy" Piper will be available for interviews during the American Astronomical Society meeting Jan. 8-12.
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SOFIA Observatory Peers Into Heart of Orion Nebula
12.19.11 - A new image from NASA’s Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) shows a complex distribution of interstellar dust and stars in the Orion nebula.
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SOFIA Observatory Images W40 Star Forming Region
11.21.11 - NASA's SOFIA flying observatory has taken the highest resolution mid-infrared image to date of the massive W40 star-forming region in the Milky Way.