MartyBall4Buffalo Posted October 16, 2009 Share Posted October 16, 2009 I'm not a big space/science freak, just thought this was highly interesting http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2009/15oct_ibex.htm October 15, 2009: For years, researchers have known that the solar system is surrounded by a vast bubble of magnetism. Called the "heliosphere," it springs from the sun and extends far beyond the orbit of Pluto, providing a first line of defense against cosmic rays and interstellar clouds that try to enter our local space. Although the heliosphere is huge and literally fills the sky, it emits no light and no one has actually seen it. Until now. NASA's IBEX (Interstellar Boundary Explorer) spacecraft has made the first all-sky maps of the heliosphere and the results have taken researchers by surprise. The maps are bisected by a bright, winding ribbon of unknown origin: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wacka Posted October 16, 2009 Share Posted October 16, 2009 I'm not a big space/science freak, just thought this was highly interesting http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2009/15oct_ibex.htm Soren's Nexus??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wooderson Posted October 16, 2009 Share Posted October 16, 2009 Zoltan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaska Darin Posted October 16, 2009 Share Posted October 16, 2009 That's not a ribbon, it's a racing stripe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted October 16, 2009 Share Posted October 16, 2009 That's not a ribbon, it's a racing stripe. That's no ribbon It's a Space Station Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cugalabanza Posted October 16, 2009 Share Posted October 16, 2009 Take that, breast cancer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dib Posted October 16, 2009 Share Posted October 16, 2009 Looks like the solar system is happy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerball Posted October 16, 2009 Share Posted October 16, 2009 Is this the enigma I've heard so much about? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dib Posted October 16, 2009 Share Posted October 16, 2009 Is this the enigma I've heard so much about? is it wrapped in a riddle? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaska Darin Posted October 16, 2009 Share Posted October 16, 2009 Take that, breast cancer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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