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SOFIA Studying the Birth of Stars from a Flying Telescope (49)
SOFIA Studying the Birth of Stars from a Flying Telescope (49)
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Length:
26 minutes
Released:
Sep 24, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
SOFIA is the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy. Some German astronomers have made a one hundred inch telescope that picks up infrared. They bent it and shrunk it so that it fits into a NASA provided 747 Jumbo Jet. Dr Karl was lucky enough to be taken up for a ride. He spoke with Oliver Zeile about the engineering that keeps the telescope focused and on-target, and with Melanie Chavance who is studying the birth of stars in our nearest galaxy.
Released:
Sep 24, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode
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