NASA IBEX spacecraft shows where we sit in the galaxy
NASA's Interstallar Boundary Explorer (IBEX) has sent back data to scientists who were able to construct a sky map of our solar system (Image: (Images: NASA GSFC)
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Move over Google Maps, NASA's Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX) spacecraft has given scientists the tools to construct the first comprehensive sky map of our solar system and where it resides in the Milky Way galaxy. NASA says the new view will change the way researchers study the interaction between our galaxy and sun.
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