
SOFIA Telescope
@sofiatelescope
The world's largest flying observatory: a 2.7-meter telescope in a Boeing 747SP. Joint project of @NASA and @DLR_SpaceAgency. Verification: nasa.gov/socialmedia
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Here they are. Bill Nelson announces the #Artemis II crew, the next astronauts to fly around the Moon: Christina H Koch Jeremy R. Hansen Victor Glover @Astro_Reid We go together. nasa.gov/specials/artem…

During SOFIA’s final New Zealand deployment last year, a special citizen science instrument few onboard to observe aurora australis. You can NASA Citizen Science, too! Celebrate #CitizenScienceMonth by checking out some of the projects we can use your help on: go.nasa.gov/3ZOVGp5


Now that SOFIA’s mission has ended, it’s time for our news to take off from somewhere else. This account will stop posting on Friday, May 5. Make sure to follow our friends at NASA Universe for the most up-to-date #SOFIAtelescope stories!


#ICYMI We’re closing this account soon. Our last post will be on May 5! After that, NASA Universe will be your place for #SOFIAtelescope news. We hope you'll join us at our new home!


We need all wavelengths of light to study black holes! #SOFIAtelescope looked at infrared light, which tells us about the surrounding dust grains & magnetic fields. #BlackHoleWeek will be our last week on this account before joining NASA Universe, so follow along to learn more!





#SOFIAtelescope science is not disappearing into a black hole! It’s joining NASA Universe. This will be our last post on this account, but we still have more science to share. Please follow our friends at NASA Universe to learn about more stories to come! #BlackHoleWeek