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NASA's SOFIA discovers water on sunlit surface of Moon
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US] October 27 (ANI): The NASA's Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) has confirmed, for the first time, water on the sunlit surface of the Moon. This discovery indicates that water may be distributed across the lunar surface, and not limited to cold, shadowed
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Massive stars are factories for ingredients to life
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Maryland [US], October 10 (ANI): The Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA), NASA's flying observatory, has provided a new glimpse of chemistry surrounding massive young stars where future planets could begin to form. It found massive quantities of water and organic molecul
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SOFIA finds hidden clues in Pluto's haze
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
California [USA], May 14 (ANI): Observations made with the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) -- a Boeing 747SP jetliner modified to carry a 106-inch diameter telescope -- has helped explain how Pluto's haze is formed and how the distant Sun affects the dwarf planet fro
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