Catching The Interstellar Wind: Spacecraft Finds Ribbon-like Str...

Courtesy ScienceDaily  Thu, 10/15/2009 - 19:45

NASA's Interstellar Boundary Explorer, or IBEX, spacecraft has made it possible for scientists to construct the first comprehensive sky map of our solar system and its location in the Milky Way galaxy.

The new view will change the way researchers view and study the interaction between our galaxy and sun. Results include the discovery of a narrow ribbon of bright details or emissions not resembling any of the current theoretical models of the interstellar boundary region.

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