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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.

Engineer-in-Charge Welcomes Dryden and Victory
Engineer-in-Charge Welcomes Dryden and Victory

Langley engineer-in-charge welcomes Hugh Dryden and John Victory.

NACA Muroc Contingent with X-1-2 Aircraft
NACA Muroc Contingent with X-1-2 Aircraft

The NACA Muroc Contingent in October 1947 in front of the Bell Aircraft Corporation X-1-2 and Boeing B-29 launch aircraft.

Variable Density Tunnel
Variable Density Tunnel

This image, taken on February 3, 1922, is of the Variable Density Tunnel.

Lander Trench Dug by Opportunity
Lander Trench Dug by Opportunity

On March 20, 2004, NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity used a wheel to dig a trench revealing subsurface material beside…

Sounding Rockets Launch Into an Aurora
Sounding Rockets Launch Into an Aurora

To study the interaction of solar winds and Earth's atmosphere, sounding rockets carrying university-developed experiments were launched into auroras in…

F-86 Lowered into Full Scale Tunnel at Ames
F-86 Lowered into Full Scale Tunnel at Ames

An F-86 aircraft is lowered into the 40 x 80 Foot Full Scale Wind Tunnel at the NACA Ames Aeronautical…