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NASA Detects Water on Surface of Asteroids
15 Feb 2024 20:21 GMT
… Astronomy (SOFIA), a wide-body Boeing 747-based telescope that NASA and … scientists were building on previous SOFIA observations, which found water molecules … We thought we could use SOFIA to find this spectral … is now excited to use NASA's powerful James …
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Water Molecules Detected on Asteroids: Insights from SOFIA Data
14 Feb 2024 21:54 GMT
… CAmera for the SOFIA Telescope) instrument onboard the SOFIA (Stratospheric Observatory … levels within the data.
Credit: NASA/Carla Thomas/ … the powerful infrared instruments on NASA’s James Webb Space … 1), Wikipedia (2), Wikipedia (3), NASA, NASA (1)
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Water is discovered on asteroids — by a defunct NASA mission
14 Feb 2024 12:47 GMT
… visible light," NASA explained. Crucially, the SOFIA craft flew at … .
A graphic showing NASA's SOFIA plane and a conception … Carla Thomas / SwRI
NASA's SOFIA mission flying high above … some 25 percent water.
NASA retired SOFIA to the Pima Air …
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SOFIA Detects Molecular Water on Nominally Dry Asteroids
14 Feb 2024 03:05 GMT
… on NASA’s retired Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA), … the FORCAST instrument on NASA’s SOFIA observatory to isolate the … We thought we could use SOFIA to find this spectral … signature on other bodies.”
SOFIA detected water molecules in …
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NASA Data Detects Water on Asteroids for the First Time Ever
13 Feb 2024 16:10 GMT
… Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) that were giving off … Earth."
SOFIA, a joint project of NASA and the German … thought we could use SOFIA to find this spectral signature … Queensland, Australia, told Newsweek.
SOFIA was previously used to detect …
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NASA Shares Stunning 3D View Of Orion Nebula To Mark Chinese Lunar Year
11 Feb 2024 15:04 GMT
… data collected from the SOFIA mission.
NASA wrote in the caption … created using data from the SOFIA mission. It reveals the … formation around them, and SOFIA helped astronomers better understand this … Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) was a mission of …
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NASA welcomes Lunar New Year with a rotating 3D view of Orion Nebula
11 Feb 2024 05:08 GMT
… using data from the SOFIA mission," NASA wrote. Experience Delhi’s … effect,” they added. About SOFIA mission:
According to NASA, “The Stratospheric Observatory … for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) was a …
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Finance Ministry: NASA Administrator to Come to Bulgaria at Government's Invitation
08 Feb 2024 10:59 GMT
… Space Administration (NASA). He met with NASA Administrator Bill Nelson … cooperation between Bulgaria and NASA. "Bulgaria has companies … visiting Sofia in the autumn.
Bill Nelson has led NASA … former US ambassadors to Sofia Marcie Ries, Eric Rubin …
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NASA Ames builds the future. What’s next?
22 Jan 2024 14:54 GMT
… Aeronautics (NACA). (Photo Courtesy: NASA)
Sadly, Ames never visited … of the atmosphere. NASA Ames co-managed SOFIA (Stratospheric Observatory … during a test flight. SOFIA is a modified Boeing … by Jim Ross, Courtesy: NASA)
SOFIA, which began work in 2014 …
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Meet the Infrared Telescopes That Paved the Way for NASA's Webb
28 Dec 2023 18:34 GMT
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Many other telescopes, including NASA's Hubble Space Telescope … agency's airborne SOFIA (Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared … Werner, an astrophysicist at NASA's Jet Propulsion … way for future infrared missions. NASA's upcoming SPHEREx …