IBEX: Search for the Edge of the Solar System

Planetarium · 29 mins

* Appropriate for grades 5th - 8th Join scientists who are investigating the boundary between our Solar System and the rest of our galaxy in "IBEX: Search for the Edge of the Solar System". Designed for visitors with an appreciation for the challenges of space science and a desire to learn more about science research, "IBEX: Search for the Edge of the Solar System" follows the creation of NASA's Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX). Audiences will get an in-depth look at the mission and how IBEX is collecting high-speed atoms to create a map of our Solar System's boundary.