See the Milky Way's core in amazing NASA flying telescope imagery

The Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) captured the center of the Milky Way galaxy in infrared. The image spans "more than 600 light-years," according to the NASA's Ames Research Center. [Learn more about SOFIA](https://www.space.com/sofia-observatory.html)

Credit: NASA Ames Research Center