NASA Spacecraft Provides First View of the Solar System’s Tail

Source - NASA Science News for July 10, 2013

Like a comet, the solar system has a tail. For the first time, NASA's IBEX spacecraft has mapped out the structure of this tail, which is shaped like a four-leaf clover.

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Giant Ribbon at the Edge of the Solar System: Mystery Solved?

Source - NASA Science News for January 15, 2010

Last year, when NASA's IBEX (Interstellar Boundary Explorer) spacecraft discovered a giant ribbon at the edge of the solar system, researchers were mystified. They called it a "shocking result" and puzzled over its origin. Now the mystery may have been solved.

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Giant Ribbon Discovered at the Edge of the Solar System

Source - NASA Science News for October 15, 2009

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.

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