Measuring 'Alien' Particles From Outside Our Solar System

Tuesday, January 31, 2012 - 16:10 in Astronomy & Space

NASA's Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX) spacecraft has allowed researchers to measure neutral "alien" particles entering our solar system from interstellar space; a first look at the constituents of the interstellar medium, the matter between star systems, and how they interact with our heliosphere. read more

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