Searching the heavens for newborn stars: NASA's Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy ready to take flight

SOFIA, NASA's Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy, is ready to take off into the heavens for its first science flight this week. Astronomers will use the Faint Object InfraRed Camera for the SOFIA Telescope (FORCAST), a mid-spectrum infrared camera, to learn more about star formation from the airborne observatory.

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