Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX)

Model Details

Details

Source

NASA/JPL/Eyes on the Solar System

Mission

IBEX

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Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX)

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IBEX is a NASA spacecraft studying how our heliosphere, the magnetic bubble surrounding our Sun and planets, interacts with interstellar space. IBEX created the first maps showing the interactions at that border, and how they change over time.