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IBEX: Search for the Edge of the Solar System

By Glastonbury Planetarium (other events)

6 Dates Through Nov 21, 2013
 
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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.

IBEX: Search for the Edge of the Solar System follows the creation of NASA's Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX). 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.

Narrated by two inquisitive teenagers, hear from the scientists and engineers that developed the IBEX mission and created the spacecraft, and get the latest updates on the mission's discoveries.

Recommended audience:  Ages 8 and up.                                                          Runtime:  31 minutes

This production is part of NASA's Interstellar Boundary Explorer's (IBEX) Education and Public Outreach Program, led by Adler Planetarium and with visualizations from the National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA).

Restrictions

DOORS CLOSE 5 MINUTES AFTER THE SHOW START TIME. THERE CANNOT BE ANY ADMITTANCE TO THE SHOW AFTER THE DOORS CLOSE.

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