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SOFIA flying above the Sierra Nevada
Retired in September 2022 after an eight-year mission, the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) featured a 2.5m-diameter infrared telescope and was used to discover water on the Moon, among many other things. Photo: NASA/Jim Ross.
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