And his Carnegie Airborne Observatory is just the leading edge of a broader trend. At a time when human impacts on the planet are unprecedented, technology offers a chance to truly understand them.

The Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) is a joint German-US space science project. Carrying a 2.5-metre telescope inside a modified Boeing 747SP, the airborne observatory ...

According to NASA’s Earth Observatory, the Airborne Visible/Infrared Imaging Spectrometer (AVIRIS-3) flew on a B200 aircraft over Los Angeles on Jan. 11, capturing images of wildfire areas.

and discovering water emission from Comet Halley in 1985 using the Kuiper Airborne Observatory. Dr. Weaver has led many investigations of comets using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope (HST). He was ...

Airborne pollutants are recognized as a major cause of disease ... “This remains an important problem,” said Landrigan, whose observatory is the first initiative of the Schiller Institute for ...

In loving memory of Larry Corp. What is G-LiHT? Goddard’s LiDAR, Hyperspectral, & Thermal Imager (G-LiHT) is an airborne instrument designed to map the composition of forested landscapes. The G-LiHT ...

A ‘modified Boeing 747SP airliner’, the aeroplane is the Stratospheric Observatory For Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA), a collaborative undertaking of NASA and the German Aerospace Center (DLR). It is the ...