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SOFIA Telescope

@SOFIAtelescope

SOFIA is the world's largest flying observatory. It is a Boeing 747SP aircraft carrying a 2.7-meter telescope and a joint project of @NASA and @DLR_SpaceAgency.

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We spent last night observing Comet 46P/Wirtanen as it made one of its closest flybys of Earth. We're studying the chemical fingerprints of the comet's water to learn about the origins and history of water in the solar system — including Earth’s oceans! go.nasa.gov/2EAQOz2

We spent last night observing Comet 46P/Wirtanen as it made one of its closest flybys of Earth. We're studying the chemical fingerprints of the comet's water to learn about the origins and history of water in the solar system — including Earth’s oceans! go.nasa.gov/2EAQOz2
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