IBEX spacecraft measures 'alien' particles from outside solar system
Tuesday, January 31, 2012 - 15:30
in Astronomy & Space
Using data from NASA's Interstellar Boundary Explorer spacecraft, an international team of researchers has measured neutral "alien" particles entering our solar system from interstellar space. A suite of studies provides a first look at the constituents of the interstellar medium, the matter between star systems, and how they interact with our heliosphere.