Giant Ribbon Discovered at the Edge of the Solar System
Thursday, October 15, 2009 - 17:07
in Astronomy & Space
NASA's IBEX spacecraft has discovered a vast, glowing ribbon at the edge of the solar system. One mission scientist calls the discovery "shocking" and says theorists are "working like crazy" to explain the finding.
Read the whole article on Science @ NASA
More from Science @ NASA
Related
- IBEX satellite finds ribbon-like structure at edge of heliosphereThu, 15 Oct 2009, 15:16:15 EDT
- First IBEX maps reveal fascinating interactions occurring at the edge of the solar systemThu, 15 Oct 2009, 14:41:17 EDT
- NASA spacecraft provides first view of our place in the galaxyThu, 15 Oct 2009, 16:26:16 EDT
- NASA spacecraft ready to explore outer solar systemMon, 6 Oct 2008, 14:22:33 EDT
- Universally speaking, Earthlings share a nice neighborhoodFri, 8 Aug 2008, 10:22:18 EDT