# Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX)

A 3D model from NASA/JPL/Eyes on the Solar System, [NASA](https://science.nasa.gov/3d-resources/interstellar-boundary-explorer-ibex/).

- Licence: [Not subject to copyright in the United States (NASA)](https://www.nasa.gov/nasa-brand-center/images-and-media/)
- Credit: NASA/JPL/Eyes on the Solar System
- Model (GLB): [https://assets.science.nasa.gov/content/dam/science/cds/3d/resources/model/interstellar-boundary-explorer-(ibex)/Interstellar%20Boundary%20Explorer%20(IBEX).glb](https://assets.science.nasa.gov/content/dam/science/cds/3d/resources/model/interstellar-boundary-explorer-(ibex)/Interstellar%20Boundary%20Explorer%20(IBEX).glb)
- Not offered in your room: its source does not state the model's scale, so it could not be shown at its true size.

IBEX is a NASA spacecraft studying how our heliosphere, the magnetic bubble surrounding our Sun and planets, interacts with interstellar space. IBEX created the first maps showing the interactions at that border, and how they change over time.