Scientists Discuss Space Matter

During a press briefing, Scientists discussed new findings by NASA's Interstellar Boundary Explorer, or IBEX spacecraft which are helping fill holes in our knowledge about the matter found between the stars in our Milky Way galaxy. IBEX, whose primary focus has been the interaction between our solar system and what lies beyond, has directly sampled multiple heavy elements within this interstellar medium, the same materials of which stars, planets -- even people, are made.

[deeliciousplum]

Thank you so much for sharing this vid!

[Thyalwaysseek]

@sbergman27 I am not anti science I am anti science establishment that work on their own agenda rather than what is best for is no Higgs Boson.

[Thyalwaysseek]

@sbergman27 ...they send their little bits of tin up there and now claim to have the answers of the universe....hahahaha...go back to

[fertilizerspike]

They note that the "heliosphere" is dominated by magnetic fields, again, no surprise if you understand the "heliosphere" is a plasma double layer. It's also to be expected that the electrical environments divided by the double layer are vastly different, another discovery of IBEX, and the excluded environments have virtually no interactions except across the double layer where all the voltage difference is expressed.

[fertilizerspike]

The IBEX researchers wouldn't be so mystified by the discovery of this "ribbon" at the "heliosphere" if they understood the "heliosphere" is known as a plasma double layer to plasma physicists, and plasma double layers are notorious for emitting synchrotron radiation, which is what the IBEX researchers have been detecting, not "energetic neutral atoms". Ions are readily accelerated to "relativistic" speeds across plasma double layers, we use "particle accelerators", big electromagnets.

[swiessin]

@jordanpasek The particles that astronauts worry about are cosmic rays, which usually travel between 43% and 99% the speed of light. The particles from the interstellar wind are only going .008% the speed of light (if I did my math right.) They aren't really a threat at that speed.

[spinbaba]

Great job NASA and IBEX Programme. Despite budget cuts and tightening of the purse strings because of Obama's complete failure to lead the United States, NASA does so many amazing things. Keep up the excellent work, and for making America great.

[nothingbutthebest]

I often wonder, what will be the practical applications that this information and these tools? How will it be used by garage inventors, manufacturers, conceptual engineers, and draftsmen for the benefit of man?

[SoftwareTheft]

@vfr802 It seems entirely possible. But where do "they" exist on the almost infinite span of time? This seems to potentially separate us even more than the vast distances involved.

[primemagi]

it was ok until one member referred to big bang. this was like making a caldron of food then before serving mixing bucket of manure with it. turning the lot into manure.

[atlasentity]

@starblazers1969 I think it would be more appropriate to thank the sun's magnetic field for the heliosphere

[PrairiePie]

Thank you so much for expressing some doubt about the probability of life beyond earth's. This is often difficult to explain.

[Thyalwaysseek]

@philos4r Do you really expect them to tell you the truth?

[joppadoni]

this is the most boring thing ive witnessed on youtube. i will watch again and see if it helps.

[VicariousReality]

Too bad only USA people understand the measurements used in this video

[joppadoni]

this alien stuff is what we are all made of...
so it isnt alien then dur

[SoftwareTheft]

@VicariousReality7 Or those who know how to convert measurements. Sheesh.

[undertyped]

space matter is like regular matter except ITS IN SPACE WOOO!

[PrairiePie]

Yes, congratulations! Thank you for bringing this to Youtube!

[EdyMar]

Science never sleeps !!! what a greate frase !!!