Have you ever looked up into the night sky even with a telescope and wished you could see more?

Imagine peering into the birth or death of a star, looking at the formation of new solar systems and reaching out into the mysteries of black holes at the center of galaxies.

This is SOFIA.

SOFIA stands for Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy, and it's the largest airborne observatory in the world. It's a highly modified Boeing 747 airplane that actually has a telescope that opens up in the back end of the plane and comes out during flight.

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