NASA to launch probe to map solar system's edge
October 17, 2008 By ALICIA CHANG , AP Science Writer
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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