Scientists puzzled by region outside solar system
Quick ReadNASA probe glimpsing at region beyond solar system finds it's different, has less oxygen
Photo credit: AP | This undated artist rendering provided by NASA shows NASA's Interstellar Boundary Explorer spacecraft. NASA announced Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012, that new findings from IBEX reveal the space just outside the solar system looks different from within the solar system.
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A glimpse beyond our solar system reveals the neighborhood just outside the sun's influence is different and stranger than expected, scientists reported Tuesday.
One oddity is the amount of oxygen. There are more oxygen atoms floating freely in the solar system than in the immediate interstellar space, or the vast region between stars.
Scientists were unsure why, but they said it's possible...
