by: Alexa Mencia
WASHINGTON (WOOD-TV8/NewsNation Now) — Officials with NASA are expected to announce a new discovery about the moon on Monday.
NASA will hold a press conference at 12 p.m. Monday with the space agency plans to share findings from its Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy(SOFIA) mission during
Experts describe SOFIA as the world’s largest airborne observatory. Its nearly 9-foot telescope on a Boeing 747 aircraft flies high in the atmosphere to provide a clear view of objects in the solar system.
NASA said in its statement, “Flying above 99% of the atmosphere’s obscuring water vapor, SOFIA observes in infrared wavelengths and can detect phenomena impossible to see with visible light,”
Monday's announcement comes as NASA prepares to send the first woman and the next man to the moon in 2024.
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