NASA will report an exciting new discovery about the Moon from the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) at a media video chat at 12 p.m. EDT Monday, October 26. Sound of the video chat will transfer live on the organization’s site.
This new discovery adds to NASA’s endeavors to find out about the Moon on the side of profound space investigation. Under NASA’s Artemis program, the office will send the main lady and next man to the lunar surface in 2024 to get ready for our next monster jump – human investigation of Mars as ahead of schedule as the 2030s. Understanding the study of the Moon additionally helps piece together the more extensive history of the inward nearby planetary group.
Preparation members are:
- Paul Hertz, Astrophysics division director at NASA Headquarters, Washington
- Jacob Bleacher, chief exploration scientist for the Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate at NASA Headquarters
- Casey Honniball, postdoctoral fellow at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland
- Naseem Rangwala, project scientist for the SOFIA mission, NASA’s Ames Research Center, Silicon Valley, California
As the world’s biggest airborne observatory, SOFIA is an adjusted 747 that flies high in the climate to furnish its almost 9-foot telescope with an away from of the universe and items in our close planetary system. Hovering above 99% of the air’s darkening water fume, SOFIA sees in infrared frequencies and can recognize wonders difficult to see with obvious light.
