Up all Night with SOFIA, NASA's Flying Observatory: Science on the SPOT

Science on the SPOT HD Video Podcast by KQED

Jun 27, 20127:35Science & Medicine

SOFIA is more than a telescope tucked into a re-purposed commercial airliner. It's a complete flying astronomical observation platform which carries a dozen or more astronomers, observers and crew far above the clouds to...

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