<![CDATA[io9: Ibex]]> http://cache.io9.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/io9.com.png <![CDATA[io9: Ibex]]> http://io9.com/tag/ibex http://io9.com/tag/ibex <![CDATA[NASA probe reveals the unexpected "atmosphere" that surrounds our entire solar system]]> NASA's Interstellar Boundary Explorer, or IBEX, has spent the last four years exploring the very edge of our solar system, where giant magnetic bubbles repel incoming charged particles while neutral ones stream in on their way to the Sun. More »
]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5881088&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[NASA's IBEX Ready to Measure the Edges of Our Solar System]]> A NASA mission to measure and study the mysterious edge of the solar system is underway this week. The Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX) is one of the low-cost "Small Explorers" missions - it can study the termination shock area of our solar system without even leaving Earth's orbit. How will it manage that? By acting as a target for particles that have traveled hundreds of millions of miles. More »
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