
Grounded: The director of the SOFIA flying observatory looks back
Planetary Radio: Space Exploration, Astronomy and Science
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Are We Going to Be Seeing Good Science Come Out of Sophia Data?
Sophia is a mix of people who love astronomy and also love aircraft. And so you can imagine that where they may go, depending on what their desires are. It's been one of our most groundbreaking instruments because it's able to measure magnetic fields in nearby star formation regions as well as nearby galaxies. Are we going to be seeing good science come out of Sophia data for a long time to come? Oh, yes, most certainly.
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