Originally released Aug. 1, 2007, this image is of Mars' Russell Crater dune field, which is covered seasonally by carbon…
"The 'Cupola', attached to the nadir side of the space station, gives a panoramic view of our beautiful planet," said…
In the well known Pleiades star cluster, starlight is slowly destroying this wandering cloud of gas and dust. The star…
ED10-0325-60 Scientists and technicians participate in nighttime, ground-based activities with Cornell University's FORCAST infrared camera mounted on SOFIA's telescope.October 22,…
The Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy 747SP sits beneath a full moon during nighttime telescope operations at NASA's Dryden Aircraft…
Bob Meyer, program manager of NASA's 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's…
Cornell University's Faint Object Infrared Camera for the SOFIA Telescope, or FORCAST, is mounted on the telescope during preparation leading…
Cornell University's 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's FORCAST instrument, and Cornell research associate Joe Adams check the alignment of the…
