NASA to launch probe to map solar system's edge

October 17, 2008 By ALICIA CHANG , AP Science Writer Artist's Impression of NASA's IBEX

An artist's impression of NASA's IBEX spacecraft exploring the edge of our solar system. Credit: NASA/GSFC

(AP) -- A small NASA spacecraft embarks on a two-year mission this weekend to give scientists their first view of the happenings at the edge of the solar system.

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