Karl Kruszelnicki
A send-off for SOFIA, the flying observatory
22 Sep 2022
We're saying farewell to the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (aka SOFIA) this month. The mission, which was partially based in Christchurch, wraps up after a decade of observing… Audio
Karl, the Universe and Everything
12 Dec 2017
Why is air conditioning sexist? And how is space junk threatening our future missions to outer space? Dr Karl Kruszelnicki attempts to answer these questions, and many more, in his new book, Karl, the… Audio
SOFIA - a flying telescope with a unique view of space
21 Sep 2017
NASA's SOFIA observatory is a 2.5m telescope mounted in the back of a plane. It observes the birth and death of stars and the supermassive black hole at the centre of our galaxy. Audio