The solar system isn't stationary; it's careening through the infinite abyss of space as we speak. Just like a comet, it comes complete with its own tail, and for the first time, we've actually been able to see it.
The new data is thanks to NASA's very own Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX)
The tail's mostly made up of solar wind plasma and a magnetic field that extend forever outward behind the solar system, eventually merging back into the unremarkable blackness of interstellar space.
With more incoming data from IBEX and more number-crunching by the lab coat wearers here on Earth, we're bound to find out more about this mysterious comet-like tail years down the line. But for now, it's cool to know our little corner of the universe is its own shooting star.
Source: http://gizmodo.com/nasa-caught-the-first-glimpse-of-the-solar-systems-stu-732757511
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