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Martian Concretions Near Fram Crater
Martian Concretions Near Fram Crater

These small spherules on the Martian surface are near Fram Crater, visited by NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity during April…

NASA’s SMAP Ready for Launch
NASA’s SMAP Ready for Launch

Jan. 27, 2015 -- The sun sets behind Space Launch Complex 2 (SLC-2) with the Delta II rocket and the…

SOFIA Studies Astrochemistry
SOFIA Studies Astrochemistry

SOFIA can identify spectral fingerprints of the processes creating the universe’s water at wavelengths inaccessible to any other observatory.

SOFIA Studies Comets
SOFIA Studies Comets

Images of Comet ISON were obtained using SOFIA’s FORCAST camera at wavelengths of 11.1, 19.7, and 31.5 microns. Measurements at…

SOFIA Studies the Galactic Center
SOFIA Studies the Galactic Center

Researchers using SOFIA have captured new images of a ring of gas and dust seven light-years in diameter surrounding the…

SOFIA Studies Planetary Nebulae
SOFIA Studies Planetary Nebulae

SOFIA mid-infrared image of the planetary nebula Minkowski 2-9 (M2-9), also known as the Butterfly Nebula.

SOFIA Studies Planets
SOFIA Studies Planets

Infrared image of Jupiter from SOFIA’s First Light flight composed of individual images at wavelengths of 5.4 (blue), 24 (green)…

SOFIA Studies Supernovae
SOFIA Studies Supernovae

The central portion of galaxy M82 includes the position of Supernova 2014J (north is at the top, east is to…

SOFIA Studies Star Formation
SOFIA Studies Star Formation

Infrared image of the heart of the Orion star-formation complex taken using the FORCAST mid-infrared camera.

Richard Whitcomb Examines Model
Richard Whitcomb Examines Model

Richard Whitcomb examines a model designed in accordance with his transonic area rule.