I definitely plan on discussing this in more detail on a future show, but the IBEXspacecraft recently detected that high-energy neutrons accelerated where the solar wind meets the rest of the Milky Way come from a large ribbon on the sky, not the point in the direction of the Sun's motion as expected. Now, there might be an answer. Go here to read more.
Friday, January 29, 2010
The Ribbon at the End of the Solar System
Posted by You'd Prefer an Astronaut at 9:00 AM
Labels: IBEX, NASA, solar system
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