Wednesday 31 August 2016

Boeing 747 SOFIA: The World's Biggest Flying Observatory

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The Boeing 747SP named SOFIA is the largest flying observatory in the world, according to NASA. SOFIA (Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy) is designed to observe the infrared universe. It provides data that can't be picked up by any other telescope on the ground or in space.

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