@JMSKraus NISD was well represented this NASA AAA flight week on SOFIA - Pamela (HS), Chris (HS), Terry (HS), Lauren (HS), Kathleen (MS)! @NISDMSScience @NISDHS_Science #NISDReunited
@JMSKraus This is the door to the telescope that opens when collecting data, literally with the flip of a switch in the cockpit. You canβt feel the doors move, crazy! @NISDMSScience@NISDJefferson @CabicoMonica
No, this isnβt a modern rendition of βThe Starry Night.β
The role of magnetic fields in stellar birth is complicated, but with the help of SOFIA data, astronomers found the limit where magnetic forces outward and gravitational forces inward balance out: https://t.co/ALV22Pmlfx
Nearly every big galaxy has a supermassive black hole at its center, and Sagittarius A* is the Milky Wayβs! Check out our Field Guide to Black Holes to find out how we can learn about black holes at the centers of galaxies by the friends they keep.