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Belt Plaque with Three Ibex - Public domain museum image. A green metal plaque with animals on it

Belt Plaque with Three Ibex - Public domain museum image. A green meta...

A chinese bronze wall plaque with a floral design, China, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Earrings with ibex head terminal

Earrings with ibex head terminal

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Earrings with ibex head terminal

Earrings with ibex head terminal

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Gold-Covered Plaque in the Shape of an Ibex

Gold-Covered Plaque in the Shape of an Ibex

Silver plated bird with a long tail, China, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. --   Workers in Building 1555 at Vandenberg AFB help guide the wing toward the Pegasus rocket for installation.   The Pegasus will launch NASA's Interstellar Boundary Explorer Mission, or IBEX, satellite from Kwajalein Island in the Marshall Islands, South Pacific.  IBEX will make the first map of the boundary between the solar system and interstellar space.  IBEX is the first mission designed to detect the edge of the solar system. As the solar wind from the sun flows out beyond Pluto, it collides with the material between the stars, forming a shock front. IBEX contains two neutral atom imagers designed to detect particles from the termination shock at the boundary between the solar system and interstellar space. IBEX also will study galactic cosmic rays, energetic particles from beyond the solar system that pose a health and safety hazard for humans exploring beyond Earth orbit. IBEX will make these observations from a highly elliptical orbit that takes it beyond the interference of the Earth's magnetosphere.   IBEX is targeted for launch in September 2008.  Photo credit: NASA/ Randy Beaudoin KSC-08pd1864

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Workers in Building 1555 at Van...

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Workers in Building 1555 at Vandenberg AFB help guide the wing toward the Pegasus rocket for installation. The Pegasus will launch NASA's Interstellar Boundary Explorer ... More

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. --    Workers in Building 1555 at Vandenberg AFB help maneuver the wing for installation onto the Pegasus rocket.  The Pegasus will launch NASA's Interstellar Boundary Explorer Mission, or IBEX, satellite from Kwajalein Island in the Marshall Islands, South Pacific.  IBEX will make the first map of the boundary between the solar system and interstellar space.  IBEX is the first mission designed to detect the edge of the solar system. As the solar wind from the sun flows out beyond Pluto, it collides with the material between the stars, forming a shock front. IBEX contains two neutral atom imagers designed to detect particles from the termination shock at the boundary between the solar system and interstellar space. IBEX also will study galactic cosmic rays, energetic particles from beyond the solar system that pose a health and safety hazard for humans exploring beyond Earth orbit. IBEX will make these observations from a highly elliptical orbit that takes it beyond the interference of the Earth's magnetosphere.   IBEX is targeted for launch in September 2008.  Photo credit: NASA/ Randy Beaudoin KSC-08pd1867

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Workers in Building 1555 at Va...

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Workers in Building 1555 at Vandenberg AFB help maneuver the wing for installation onto the Pegasus rocket. The Pegasus will launch NASA's Interstellar Boundary Explorer... More

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Avionics shelf flatness and fillet gap measurements are conducted on the wing of a Pegasus rocket in Building 1555 at Vandenberg AFB.  The testing was performed by workers from Advanced Digital Measuring Works using an API laser tracker.  The Pegasus will launch NASA's Interstellar Boundary Explorer Mission, or IBEX, satellite from Kwajalein Island in the Marshall Islands, South Pacific. IBEX will make the first map of the boundary between the solar system and interstellar space. IBEX is the first mission designed to detect the edge of the solar system. As the solar wind from the sun flows out beyond Pluto, it collides with the material between the stars, forming a shock front. IBEX contains two neutral atom imagers designed to detect particles from the termination shock at the boundary between the solar system and interstellar space. IBEX also will study galactic cosmic rays, energetic particles from beyond the solar system that pose a health and safety hazard for humans exploring beyond Earth orbit. IBEX will make these observations from a highly elliptical orbit that takes it beyond the interference of the Earth's magnetosphere. IBEX is targeted for launch in October 2008. Photo credit: NASA/Randy Beaudoin KSC-08pd2042

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Avionics shelf flatness and fille...

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Avionics shelf flatness and fillet gap measurements are conducted on the wing of a Pegasus rocket in Building 1555 at Vandenberg AFB. The testing was performed by workers f... More

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif.  – At Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, the Star-27 kick motor and nozzle for NASA's  Interstellar Boundary Explorer, or IBEX, spacecraft is being hoisted before insertion into the adapter cone.  The IBEX satellite will make the first map of the boundary between the Solar System and interstellar space.  IBEX is the first mission designed to detect the edge of the Solar System. As the solar wind from the sun flows out beyond Pluto, it collides with the material between the stars, forming a shock front. IBEX contains two neutral atom imagers designed to detect particles from the termination shock at the boundary between the Solar System and interstellar space. IBEX also will study galactic cosmic rays, energetic particles from beyond the Solar System that pose a health and safety hazard for humans exploring beyond Earth orbit. IBEX will make these observations from a highly elliptical orbit that takes it beyond the interference of the Earth's magnetosphere.  IBEX is targeted for launch from the Pegasus XL rocket on Oct. 5.  Photo credit: NASA/R. Bledsoe KSC-08pd2419

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – At Vandenberg Air Force Base in C...

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – At Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, the Star-27 kick motor and nozzle for NASA's Interstellar Boundary Explorer, or IBEX, spacecraft is being hoisted before inserti... More

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. –   Inside a protected clean room tent on Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, the second half of the fairing is ready for installation around NASA’s Interstellar Boundary Explorer, or IBEX, spacecraft. The fairing is a molded structure that fits flush with the outside surface of the rocket and forms an aerodynamically smooth nose cone, protecting the spacecraft during launch and ascent. The IBEX satellite will make the first map of the boundary between the Solar System and interstellar space. IBEX is targeted for launch from the Kwajalein Atoll, a part of the Marshall Islands in the Pacific Ocean, on Oct.  19.  IBEX will be launched aboard a Pegasus rocket dropped from under the wing of an L-1011 aircraft flying over the Pacific Ocean. The Pegasus will carry the spacecraft approximately 130 miles above Earth and place it in orbit.  Photo credit: NASA/Randy Beaudoin, VAFB KSC-08pd3025

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – Inside a protected clean room te...

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – Inside a protected clean room tent on Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, the second half of the fairing is ready for installation around NASA’s Interstellar Boundary ... More

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif.  –  In Hangar 1555 on Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, a worker paints the name “Mercator” on the nose of the Pegasus XL rocket.  The rocket is the launch vehicle for NASA’s Interstellar Boundary Explorer, or IBEX, spacecraft. The IBEX satellite will make the first map of the boundary between the Solar System and interstellar space. The name Mercator was chosen in honor of Gerardus Mercator, the Flemish cartographer (or map maker).  In addition to the many maps that he made, he also invented a technique to create terrestrial and celestial globes out of paper mache, allowing for greater production than the carved wooden or brass globes that were previously used. IBEX is targeted for launch from the Kwajalein Atoll, a part of the Marshall Islands in the Pacific Ocean, on Oct.  19.  IBEX will be launched aboard the Pegasus rocket dropped from under the wing of an L-1011 aircraft flying over the Pacific Ocean. The Pegasus will carry the spacecraft approximately 130 miles above Earth and place it in orbit. Photo credit: NASA/R. Bledsoe, VAFB KSC-08pd3100

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – In Hangar 1555 on Vandenberg Air...

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – In Hangar 1555 on Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, a worker paints the name “Mercator” on the nose of the Pegasus XL rocket. The rocket is the launch vehicle for N... More

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif.  –   In Hangar 1555 on Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, a worker begins painting the name “Mercator” on the nose of the Pegasus XL rocket.  The rocket is the launch vehicle for NASA’s Interstellar Boundary Explorer, or IBEX, spacecraft.  The IBEX satellite will make the first map of the boundary between the Solar System and interstellar space. The name Mercator was chosen in honor of Gerardus Mercator, the Flemish cartographer (or map maker).  In addition to the many maps that he made, he also invented a technique to create terrestrial and celestial globes out of paper mache, allowing for greater production than the carved wooden or brass globes that were previously used. IBEX is targeted for launch from the Kwajalein Atoll, a part of the Marshall Islands in the Pacific Ocean, on Oct.  19.  IBEX will be launched aboard the Pegasus rocket dropped from under the wing of an L-1011 aircraft flying over the Pacific Ocean. The Pegasus will carry the spacecraft approximately 130 miles above Earth and place it in orbit. Photo credit: NASA/R. Bledsoe, VAFB KSC-08pd3099

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – In Hangar 1555 on Vandenberg Ai...

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – In Hangar 1555 on Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, a worker begins painting the name “Mercator” on the nose of the Pegasus XL rocket. The rocket is the launch veh... More

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif.  – The name “Mercator” is boldly displayed on the nose of the Pegasus XL rocket. The rocket is the launch vehicle for NASA’s Interstellar Boundary Explorer, or IBEX, spacecraft. The IBEX satellite will make the first map of the boundary between the Solar System and interstellar space. The name Mercator was chosen in honor of Gerardus Mercator, the Flemish cartographer (or map maker).  In addition to the many maps that he made, he also invented a technique to create terrestrial and celestial globes out of paper mache, allowing for greater production than the carved wooden or brass globes that were previously used. IBEX is targeted for launch from the Kwajalein Atoll, a part of the Marshall Islands in the Pacific Ocean, on Oct.  19.  IBEX will be launched aboard the Pegasus rocket dropped from under the wing of an L-1011 aircraft flying over the Pacific Ocean. The Pegasus will carry the spacecraft approximately 130 miles above Earth and place it in orbit. Photo credit: NASA/R. Bledsoe, VAFB KSC-08pd3102

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – The name “Mercator” is boldly dis...

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – The name “Mercator” is boldly displayed on the nose of the Pegasus XL rocket. The rocket is the launch vehicle for NASA’s Interstellar Boundary Explorer, or IBEX, spacecraft... More

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. –  On the ramp of Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, Orbital Sciences’ L-1011 aircraft is ready for departure with NASA’s Interstellar Boundary Explorer, or IBEX, spacecraft and Pegasus XL rocket. The Pegasus is attached under the wing of the aircraft for launch. The IBEX satellite will make the first map of the boundary between the Solar System and interstellar space. IBEX is targeted for launch Oct. 19. The Pegasus rocket will be dropped from under the wing of the L-1011 over the Pacific Ocean to carry the spacecraft approximately 130 miles above Earth and place it in orbit.  Photo credit: NASA/Randy Beaudoin, VAFB KSC-08pd3077

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – On the ramp of Vandenberg Air For...

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – On the ramp of Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, Orbital Sciences’ L-1011 aircraft is ready for departure with NASA’s Interstellar Boundary Explorer, or IBEX, spacecr... More

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. –  Orbital Sciences’ L-1011 aircraft takes off from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California for the Kwajalein Atoll, a part of the Marshall Islands in the Pacific Ocean.  Under its wing is NASA’s Interstellar Boundary Explorer, or IBEX, spacecraft and Pegasus XL rocket.  Departing from Kwajalein, the Pegasus rocket will be dropped from under the wing of the L-1011 over the Pacific Ocean to carry the spacecraft approximately 130 miles above Earth and place it in orbit.  Then, the spacecraft’s own engine will boost it to its final high-altitude orbit (about 200,000 miles high) — most of the way to the Moon. The IBEX satellite will make the first map of the boundary between the Solar System and interstellar space.  IBEX science will be led by the Southwest Research Institute of San Antonio, Texas.  IBEX is targeted for launch over the Pacific Oct. 19.   Photo credit: NASA/Randy Beaudoin, VAFB KSC-08pd3151

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – Orbital Sciences’ L-1011 aircraft...

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – Orbital Sciences’ L-1011 aircraft takes off from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California for the Kwajalein Atoll, a part of the Marshall Islands in the Pacific Ocean. Under... More

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – On the ramp of Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, Orbital Sciences’ L-1011 aircraft awaits departure for the Kwajalein Atoll, a part of the Marshall Islands in the Pacific Ocean, with NASA’s Interstellar Boundary Explorer, or IBEX, spacecraft and Pegasus XL rocket. The Pegasus is attached under the wing of the aircraft for launch.   Departing from Kwajalein, the Pegasus rocket will be dropped from under the wing of the L-1011 over the Pacific Ocean to carry the spacecraft approximately 130 miles above Earth and place it in orbit.  Then, the spacecraft’s own engine will boost it to its final high-altitude orbit (about 200,000 miles high) — most of the way to the Moon. The IBEX satellite will make the first map of the boundary between the Solar System and interstellar space.  IBEX science will be led by the Southwest Research Institute of San Antonio, Texas.  IBEX is targeted for launch over the Pacific Oct. 19.   Photo credit: NASA/Randy Beaudoin, VAFB KSC-08pd3136

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – On the ramp of Vandenberg Air Forc...

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – On the ramp of Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, Orbital Sciences’ L-1011 aircraft awaits departure for the Kwajalein Atoll, a part of the Marshall Islands in the Paci... More

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. –  On the runway of Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, a Pathfinder aircraft taxis down the runway for takeoff.  The Pathfinder will accompany Orbital Sciences’ L-1011 aircraft carrying NASA’s Interstellar Boundary Explorer, or IBEX, spacecraft and Pegasus XL rocket on its flight to the Kwajalein Atoll, a part of the Marshall Islands in the Pacific Ocean.  The Pathfinder will carry the contingency crew and launch team members.  Departing from Kwajalein, the Pegasus rocket will be dropped from under the wing of the L-1011 over the Pacific Ocean to carry the spacecraft approximately 130 miles above Earth and place it in orbit.  Then, the spacecraft’s own engine will boost it to its final high-altitude orbit (about 200,000 miles high) — most of the way to the Moon. The IBEX satellite will make the first map of the boundary between the Solar System and interstellar space.  IBEX science will be led by the Southwest Research Institute of San Antonio, Texas.  IBEX is targeted for launch over the Pacific Oct. 19.   Photo credit: NASA/CIV USAF/Daniel Liberotti KSC-08pd3147

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – On the runway of Vandenberg Air F...

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – On the runway of Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, a Pathfinder aircraft taxis down the runway for takeoff. The Pathfinder will accompany Orbital Sciences’ L-1011 ai... More

Cylinder seal and modern impression: weather gods framing heraldic griffins at tree below winged sun disc and ibexes

Cylinder seal and modern impression: weather gods framing heraldic gri...

Public domain photograph of stamp object, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Carpet with Palm Trees, Ibexes, and Birds

Carpet with Palm Trees, Ibexes, and Birds

Public domain photo of a 3d object, Pakistan, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Scarab Inscribed with a Crouching Ibex

Scarab Inscribed with a Crouching Ibex

From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Malqata, Palace of Amenhotep III, South of Ezbet Basili, MMA excavations, Jan. 9, 1912 New Kingdom

Vessel stand with ibex support - Public domain museum image. A sculpture of a goat on a stand

Vessel stand with ibex support - Public domain museum image. A sculptu...

Public domain photo of Sumerian sculpture, ancient civilizations, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Fragmentary plaques and a figure of an ibex

Fragmentary plaques and a figure of an ibex

Public domain photo of sculpture, Iran, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Bowl decorated with linked ibex horns

Bowl decorated with linked ibex horns

Iran, Cheshmeh Ali Neolithic Public domain photograph of ceramics object, Iran, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. --  Workers in Building 1555 at Vandenberg AFB maneuver the wing into place on the Pegasus rocket for installation.  The Pegasus will launch NASA's Interstellar Boundary Explorer Mission, or IBEX, satellite from Kwajalein Island in the Marshall Islands, South Pacific.  IBEX will make the first map of the boundary between the solar system and interstellar space.  IBEX is the first mission designed to detect the edge of the solar system. As the solar wind from the sun flows out beyond Pluto, it collides with the material between the stars, forming a shock front. IBEX contains two neutral atom imagers designed to detect particles from the termination shock at the boundary between the solar system and interstellar space. IBEX also will study galactic cosmic rays, energetic particles from beyond the solar system that pose a health and safety hazard for humans exploring beyond Earth orbit. IBEX will make these observations from a highly elliptical orbit that takes it beyond the interference of the Earth's magnetosphere.   IBEX is targeted for launch in September 2008.  Photo credit: NASA/ Randy Beaudoin KSC-08pd1869

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Workers in Building 1555 at Vand...

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Workers in Building 1555 at Vandenberg AFB maneuver the wing into place on the Pegasus rocket for installation. The Pegasus will launch NASA's Interstellar Boundary Explor... More

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif.  – At Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, technicians prepare NASA's Interstellar Boundary Explorer, or IBEX, mission spacecraft to be lifted from the shipping platform and moved to a mobile stand in the background. The IBEX satellite will make the first map of the boundary between the Solar System and interstellar space.  IBEX is the first mission designed to detect the edge of the Solar System. As the solar wind from the sun flows out beyond Pluto, it collides with the material between the stars, forming a shock front. IBEX contains two neutral atom imagers designed to detect particles from the termination shock at the boundary between the Solar System and interstellar space. IBEX also will study galactic cosmic rays, energetic particles from beyond the Solar System that pose a health and safety hazard for humans exploring beyond Earth orbit. IBEX will make these observations from a highly elliptical orbit that takes it beyond the interference of the Earth's magnetosphere.  IBEX is targeted for launch from the Pegasus XL rocket on Oct. 5.  Photo credit: NASA/Mark Mackley KSC-08pd2403

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – At Vandenberg Air Force Base in C...

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – At Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, technicians prepare NASA's Interstellar Boundary Explorer, or IBEX, mission spacecraft to be lifted from the shipping platform an... More

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. - At Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, the NASA's Interstellar Boundary Explorer, or IBEX, spacecraft seen here is being prepared for a spin balance test. The IBEX satellite will make the first map of the boundary between the Solar System and interstellar space.  IBEX is the first mission designed to detect the edge of the Solar System. As the solar wind from the sun flows out beyond Pluto, it collides with the material between the stars, forming a shock front. IBEX contains two neutral atom imagers designed to detect particles from the termination shock at the boundary between the Solar System and interstellar space. IBEX also will study galactic cosmic rays, energetic particles from beyond the Solar System that pose a health and safety hazard for humans exploring beyond Earth orbit. IBEX will make these observations from a highly elliptical orbit that takes it beyond the interference of the Earth's magnetosphere.  IBEX is targeted for launch from a Pegasus XL rocket on Oct. 5.  Photo credit: NASA/VAFB KSC-08pd2506

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. - At Vandenberg Air Force Base in Ca...

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. - At Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, the NASA's Interstellar Boundary Explorer, or IBEX, spacecraft seen here is being prepared for a spin balance test. The IBEX satel... More

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. –  In Hangar 1555 on Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, work is under way preparing NASA’s Interstellar Boundary Explorer, or IBEX, spacecraft and attached Pegasus XL rocket on its transporter for a trip to the runway.  There, the rocket-spacecraft will be attached to the L-1011 aircraft. The IBEX satellite will make the first map of the boundary between the Solar System and interstellar space. IBEX is targeted for launch from the Kwajalein Atoll, a part of the Marshall Islands in the Pacific Ocean, on Oct.  19 aboard the Pegasus rocket dropped from under the wing of an L-1011 aircraft flying over the Pacific Ocean. The Pegasus will carry the spacecraft approximately 130 miles above Earth and place it in orbit.   Photo credit: NASA/Randy Beaudoin, VAFB KSC-08pd3071

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – In Hangar 1555 on Vandenberg Air ...

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – In Hangar 1555 on Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, work is under way preparing NASA’s Interstellar Boundary Explorer, or IBEX, spacecraft and attached Pegasus XL roc... More

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. –  On the ramp of Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, NASA’s Interstellar Boundary Explorer, or IBEX, spacecraft, which is mated to the Pegasus XL rocket, is attached under the wing of an Orbital Sciences’ L-1011 aircraft. The IBEX satellite will make the first map of the boundary between the Solar System and interstellar space. IBEX is targeted for launch Oct. 19. The Pegasus rocket will be dropped from under the wing of the L-1011 over the Pacific Ocean to carry the spacecraft approximately 130 miles above Earth and place it in orbit.  Photo credit: NASA/Randy Beaudoin, VAFB KSC-08pd3079

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – On the ramp of Vandenberg Air For...

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – On the ramp of Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, NASA’s Interstellar Boundary Explorer, or IBEX, spacecraft, which is mated to the Pegasus XL rocket, is attached unde... More

A ram laying down in a cave with its head resting on the ground. Ibex goat zoo.

A ram laying down in a cave with its head resting on the ground. Ibex ...

A couple of animals that are laying down / A ram laying down in a cave with its head resting on the ground / Animals public domain photography.

A goat sitting on top of a rocky hill. Ibex cabra montés spanish ibex.

A goat sitting on top of a rocky hill. Ibex cabra montés spanish ibex.

A goat sitting on top of a rocky hill / A goat sitting on top of a rocky hill / Animals public domain photography.

A goat standing on top of a rocky mountain. Mont blanc ibex

A goat standing on top of a rocky mountain. Mont blanc ibex

A mountain goat standing on top of a rocky mountain / A mountain goat standing on top of a rocky hill public domain stock photo.

A goat sitting on top of a rocky hillside. Mountain goat cliff horn.

A goat sitting on top of a rocky hillside. Mountain goat cliff horn.

A goat is sitting on a rocky hill / A goat sitting on top of a rocky hillside / Animals public domain photography.

A couple of goats standing on top of a lush green hillside. Alpine ibex ibex young animals.

A couple of goats standing on top of a lush green hillside. Alpine ibe...

Two goats standing on a grassy hill with flowers / A couple of goats standing on top of a lush green hillside / Animals public domain photography.

Limestone Fragment from a Frieze with a Lion Attacking an Ibex

Limestone Fragment from a Frieze with a Lion Attacking an Ibex

Public domain photo of a 3d object, Egypt, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Carpet with Palm Trees, Ibexes, and Birds

Carpet with Palm Trees, Ibexes, and Birds

Public domain photo of a rug, fabric, Pakistan, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Carpet with Palm Trees, Ibexes, and Birds

Carpet with Palm Trees, Ibexes, and Birds

Public domain photo of a 3d object, Pakistan, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Carpet with Palm Trees, Ibexes, and Birds

Carpet with Palm Trees, Ibexes, and Birds

Public domain photo of a rug, fabric, Pakistan, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Belt Plaque with Three Ibex - Public domain museum image. A metal plaque with a picture of elephants on it

Belt Plaque with Three Ibex - Public domain museum image. A metal plaq...

Public domain photo of a textile, rug, fabric, China, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Harness Fitting in the Shape of an Ibex

Harness Fitting in the Shape of an Ibex

Bronze figurine of a ram, Asia, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Earring with ibex head, Egypt, Ptolemaic Period (332–30 BCE)

Earring with ibex head, Egypt, Ptolemaic Period (332–30 BCE)

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Figure of ibex, bronze - Public domain museum image. A statue of a ram on a table

Figure of ibex, bronze - Public domain museum image. A statue of a ram...

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VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. –  In Building 1555, workers help guide the fillet on top of the Pegasus XL launch vehicle.   The Pegasus will launch NASA's Interstellar Boundary Explorer Mission, or IBEX, satellite from Kwajalein Island in the Marshall Islands, South Pacific.  IBEX will make the first map of the boundary between the solar system and interstellar space.  IBEX is the first mission designed to detect the edge of the solar system. As the solar wind from the sun flows out beyond Pluto, it collides with the material between the stars, forming a shock front. IBEX contains two neutral atom imagers designed to detect particles from the termination shock at the boundary between the solar system and interstellar space. IBEX also will study galactic cosmic rays, energetic particles from beyond the solar system that pose a health and safety hazard for humans exploring beyond Earth orbit. IBEX will make these observations from a highly elliptical orbit that takes it beyond the interference of the Earth's magnetosphere.  Photo credit: NASA/Randy Beaudoin KSC-08pd1678

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – In Building 1555, workers help gu...

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – In Building 1555, workers help guide the fillet on top of the Pegasus XL launch vehicle. The Pegasus will launch NASA's Interstellar Boundary Explorer Mission, or IBEX, sa... More

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif.  – At Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, technicians detach the cables from NASA's Interstellar Boundary Explorer, or IBEX, spacecraft Star-27 kick motor and nozzle after their insertion into the adapter cone. The IBEX satellite will make the first map of the boundary between the Solar System and interstellar space.  IBEX is the first mission designed to detect the edge of the Solar System. As the solar wind from the sun flows out beyond Pluto, it collides with the material between the stars, forming a shock front. IBEX contains two neutral atom imagers designed to detect particles from the termination shock at the boundary between the Solar System and interstellar space. IBEX also will study galactic cosmic rays, energetic particles from beyond the Solar System that pose a health and safety hazard for humans exploring beyond Earth orbit. IBEX will make these observations from a highly elliptical orbit that takes it beyond the interference of the Earth's magnetosphere.  IBEX is targeted for launch from the Pegasus XL rocket on Oct. 5.  Photo credit: NASA/R. Bledsoe KSC-08pd2420

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – At Vandenberg Air Force Base in C...

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – At Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, technicians detach the cables from NASA's Interstellar Boundary Explorer, or IBEX, spacecraft Star-27 kick motor and nozzle after... More

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE , Calif. –   On Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, one half of a fairing is being moved to a protected clean room tent where it will be installed around NASA’s Interstellar Boundary Explorer, or IBEX, spacecraft. The fairing is a molded structure that fits flush with the outside surface of the rocket and forms an aerodynamically smooth nose cone, protecting the spacecraft during launch and ascent. The IBEX satellite will make the first map of the boundary between the Solar System and interstellar space. IBEX is targeted for launch from the Kwajalein Atoll, a part of the Marshall Islands in the Pacific Ocean, on Oct.  19.  IBEX will be launched aboard a Pegasus rocket dropped from under the wing of an L-1011 aircraft flying over the Pacific Ocean. The Pegasus will carry the spacecraft approximately 130 miles above Earth and place it in orbit.  Photo credit: NASA/Randy Beaudoin, VAFB KSC-08pd3020

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE , Calif. – On Vandenberg Air Force Base in...

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE , Calif. – On Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, one half of a fairing is being moved to a protected clean room tent where it will be installed around NASA’s Interstellar Bound... More

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif.  – In Hangar 1555 on Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, the name “Mercator” is displayed on the nose of the Pegasus XL rocket. The rocket is the launch vehicle for NASA’s Interstellar Boundary Explorer, or IBEX, spacecraft. The IBEX satellite will make the first map of the boundary between the Solar System and interstellar space. The name Mercator was chosen in honor of Gerardus Mercator, the Flemish cartographer (or map maker).  In addition to the many maps that he made, he also invented a technique to create terrestrial and celestial globes out of paper mache, allowing for greater production than the carved wooden or brass globes that were previously used. IBEX is targeted for launch from the Kwajalein Atoll, a part of the Marshall Islands in the Pacific Ocean, on Oct.  19.  IBEX will be launched aboard the Pegasus rocket dropped from under the wing of an L-1011 aircraft flying over the Pacific Ocean. The Pegasus will carry the spacecraft approximately 130 miles above Earth and place it in orbit. Photo credit: NASA/R. Bledsoe, VAFB KSC-08pd3103

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – In Hangar 1555 on Vandenberg Air ...

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – In Hangar 1555 on Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, the name “Mercator” is displayed on the nose of the Pegasus XL rocket. The rocket is the launch vehicle for NASA’s... More

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. –  On the ramp of Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, NASA’s Interstellar Boundary Explorer, or IBEX, spacecraft, which is mated to the Pegasus XL rocket, is attached under the wing of an Orbital Sciences’ L-1011 aircraft. The IBEX satellite will make the first map of the boundary between the Solar System and interstellar space. IBEX is targeted for launch Oct. 19. The Pegasus rocket will be dropped from under the wing of the L-1011 over the Pacific Ocean to carry the spacecraft approximately 130 miles above Earth and place it in orbit.  Photo credit: NASA/Randy Beaudoin, VAFB KSC-08pd3080

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – On the ramp of Vandenberg Air For...

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – On the ramp of Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, NASA’s Interstellar Boundary Explorer, or IBEX, spacecraft, which is mated to the Pegasus XL rocket, is attached unde... More

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. –   On the ramp of Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, Orbital Sciences’ L-1011 aircraft is ready for departure with NASA’s Interstellar Boundary Explorer, or IBEX, spacecraft and Pegasus XL rocket. The Pegasus is attached under the wing of the aircraft for launch. The IBEX satellite will make the first map of the boundary between the Solar System and interstellar space. IBEX is targeted for launch Oct. 19. The Pegasus rocket will be dropped from under the wing of the L-1011 over the Pacific Ocean to carry the spacecraft approximately 130 miles above Earth and place it in orbit.  Photo credit: NASA/Randy Beaudoin, VAFB KSC-08pd3081

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – On the ramp of Vandenberg Air Fo...

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – On the ramp of Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, Orbital Sciences’ L-1011 aircraft is ready for departure with NASA’s Interstellar Boundary Explorer, or IBEX, spacec... More

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. –  Orbital Sciences’ L-1011 aircraft takes off from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California for the Kwajalein Atoll, a part of the Marshall Islands in the Pacific Ocean.  Under its wing is NASA’s Interstellar Boundary Explorer, or IBEX, spacecraft and Pegasus XL rocket. Departing from Kwajalein, the Pegasus rocket will be dropped from under the wing of the L-1011 over the Pacific Ocean to carry the spacecraft approximately 130 miles above Earth and place it in orbit.  Then, the spacecraft’s own engine will boost it to its final high-altitude orbit (about 200,000 miles high) — most of the way to the Moon. The IBEX satellite will make the first map of the boundary between the Solar System and interstellar space.  IBEX science will be led by the Southwest Research Institute of San Antonio, Texas.  IBEX is targeted for launch over the Pacific Oct. 19.   Photo credit: NASA/Randy Beaudoin, VAFB KSC-08pd3140

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – Orbital Sciences’ L-1011 aircraft...

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – Orbital Sciences’ L-1011 aircraft takes off from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California for the Kwajalein Atoll, a part of the Marshall Islands in the Pacific Ocean. Under... More

A goat standing on top of a lush green hillside. Alpine mountain mountains.

A goat standing on top of a lush green hillside. Alpine mountain mount...

A goat with long horns walking down a grassy hill / A goat standing on top of a lush green hillside / Animals public domain photography.

A statue of a moose on top of a mountain. Ibex metal alps.

A statue of a moose on top of a mountain. Ibex metal alps.

A statue of a mountain goat / A statue of a deer with mountains in the background sculpture.

Carpet with Palm Trees, Ibexes, and Birds

Carpet with Palm Trees, Ibexes, and Birds

Public domain photo of a 3d object, Pakistan, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Carpet with Palm Trees, Ibexes, and Birds

Carpet with Palm Trees, Ibexes, and Birds

Public domain photo of a 3d object, Pakistan, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

IBEX spacecraft. NASA public domain image colelction.

IBEX spacecraft. NASA public domain image colelction.

Artist's concept of the Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX) spacecraft Public domain photograph of a satellite, space exploration, NASA artwork, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Blue-Painted Ibex Amphora from Malqata

Blue-Painted Ibex Amphora from Malqata

Public domain photo of 3d object, pottery, ceramics, ancient civilizations, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Earrings with ibex head terminal

Earrings with ibex head terminal

Public domain photograph of 3d object, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Relief fragment with dog attacking a running ibex

Relief fragment with dog attacking a running ibex

From Mesopotamia, Ctesiphon Sasanian Public domain photograph of stone archaeological object, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Bowl with radial design of ibex horns

Bowl with radial design of ibex horns

Iran, Tall-i Bakun A Chalcolithic Public domain photograph of ceramics object, Iran, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Tel Aviv Zoo. Female Ibex (wild goat of the Bible)

Tel Aviv Zoo. Female Ibex (wild goat of the Bible)

Public domain photograph, 1930s-1940s Jerusalem, Palestine, History of Israel, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Avionics shelf flatness and fillet gap measurements are conducted on the wing of a Pegasus rocket in Building 1555 at Vandenberg AFB.  The testing was performed by workers from Advanced Digital Measuring Works using an API laser tracker.  The Pegasus will launch NASA's Interstellar Boundary Explorer Mission, or IBEX, satellite from Kwajalein Island in the Marshall Islands, South Pacific. IBEX will make the first map of the boundary between the solar system and interstellar space. IBEX is the first mission designed to detect the edge of the solar system. As the solar wind from the sun flows out beyond Pluto, it collides with the material between the stars, forming a shock front. IBEX contains two neutral atom imagers designed to detect particles from the termination shock at the boundary between the solar system and interstellar space. IBEX also will study galactic cosmic rays, energetic particles from beyond the solar system that pose a health and safety hazard for humans exploring beyond Earth orbit. IBEX will make these observations from a highly elliptical orbit that takes it beyond the interference of the Earth's magnetosphere. IBEX is targeted for launch in October 2008. Photo credit: NASA/Randy Beaudoin KSC-08pd2043

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Avionics shelf flatness and fille...

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Avionics shelf flatness and fillet gap measurements are conducted on the wing of a Pegasus rocket in Building 1555 at Vandenberg AFB. The testing was performed by workers f... More

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif.  –  At Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, an overhead crane begins lifting NASA's Interstellar Boundary Explorer, or IBEX, mission spacecraft to move it to a nearby mobile stand. The IBEX satellite will make the first map of the boundary between the Solar System and interstellar space.  IBEX is the first mission designed to detect the edge of the Solar System. As the solar wind from the sun flows out beyond Pluto, it collides with the material between the stars, forming a shock front. IBEX contains two neutral atom imagers designed to detect particles from the termination shock at the boundary between the Solar System and interstellar space. IBEX also will study galactic cosmic rays, energetic particles from beyond the Solar System that pose a health and safety hazard for humans exploring beyond Earth orbit. IBEX will make these observations from a highly elliptical orbit that takes it beyond the interference of the Earth's magnetosphere.  IBEX is targeted for launch from the Pegasus XL rocket on Oct. 5.  Photo credit: NASA KSC-08pd2407

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – At Vandenberg Air Force Base in ...

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – At Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, an overhead crane begins lifting NASA's Interstellar Boundary Explorer, or IBEX, mission spacecraft to move it to a nearby mobil... More

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif.  –  At Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, technicians check the base of NASA's Interstellar Boundary Explorer, or IBEX, mission spacecraft as it is lifted off its shipping stand.  The spacecraft will be moved to a nearby mobile stand. The IBEX satellite will make the first map of the boundary between the Solar System and interstellar space.  IBEX is the first mission designed to detect the edge of the Solar System. As the solar wind from the sun flows out beyond Pluto, it collides with the material between the stars, forming a shock front. IBEX contains two neutral atom imagers designed to detect particles from the termination shock at the boundary between the Solar System and interstellar space. IBEX also will study galactic cosmic rays, energetic particles from beyond the Solar System that pose a health and safety hazard for humans exploring beyond Earth orbit. IBEX will make these observations from a highly elliptical orbit that takes it beyond the interference of the Earth's magnetosphere.  IBEX is targeted for launch from the Pegasus XL rocket on Oct. 5.  Photo credit: NASA KSC-08pd2408

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – At Vandenberg Air Force Base in ...

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – At Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, technicians check the base of NASA's Interstellar Boundary Explorer, or IBEX, mission spacecraft as it is lifted off its shippin... More

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. –  In Hangar 1555 on Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, work is under way preparing NASA’s Interstellar Boundary Explorer, or IBEX, spacecraft and attached Pegasus XL rocket on its transporter for a trip to the runway.  There, the rocket-spacecraft will be attached to the L-1011 aircraft. The IBEX satellite will make the first map of the boundary between the Solar System and interstellar space. IBEX is targeted for launch from the Kwajalein Atoll, a part of the Marshall Islands in the Pacific Ocean, on Oct.  19 aboard the Pegasus rocket dropped from under the wing of an L-1011 aircraft flying over the Pacific Ocean. The Pegasus will carry the spacecraft approximately 130 miles above Earth and place it in orbit.   Photo credit: NASA/Randy Beaudoin, VAFB KSC-08pd3072

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – In Hangar 1555 on Vandenberg Air ...

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – In Hangar 1555 on Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, work is under way preparing NASA’s Interstellar Boundary Explorer, or IBEX, spacecraft and attached Pegasus XL roc... More

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. –  In Hangar 1555 on Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, work is under way preparing NASA’s Interstellar Boundary Explorer, or IBEX, spacecraft and attached Pegasus XL rocket on its transporter for a trip to the runway.  There, the rocket-spacecraft will be attached to the L-1011 aircraft. The IBEX satellite will make the first map of the boundary between the Solar System and interstellar space. IBEX is targeted for launch from the Kwajalein Atoll, a part of the Marshall Islands in the Pacific Ocean, on Oct.  19 aboard the Pegasus rocket dropped from under the wing of an L-1011 aircraft flying over the Pacific Ocean. The Pegasus will carry the spacecraft approximately 130 miles above Earth and place it in orbit.   Photo credit: NASA/Randy Beaudoin, VAFB KSC-08pd3068

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – In Hangar 1555 on Vandenberg Air ...

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – In Hangar 1555 on Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, work is under way preparing NASA’s Interstellar Boundary Explorer, or IBEX, spacecraft and attached Pegasus XL roc... More

A goat with large horns standing in the dirt. Goat horn antler.

A goat with large horns standing in the dirt. Goat horn antler.

Tourism: A goat with long horns standing in a field. A goat with large horns standing in the dirt. Public domain stock photo. A goat with long horns standing in a field. A goat with large horns standing in the... More

A goat standing on top of a rocky hillside. Goat mountain animal.

A goat standing on top of a rocky hillside. Goat mountain animal.

A goat standing in a rocky area with mountains in the background / A goat standing on top of a rocky hillside / Animals public domain photography.

A goat standing in the middle of a forest. Ibex nature animals.

A goat standing in the middle of a forest. Ibex nature animals.

A goat with large horns stands in the woods / A goat standing in the middle of a forest / Animals public domain photography.

Cameleoparde ou la giraffe, le rhinocéros, l'éléphant, ibex ou le bouquetin, tragelaphe ou l'hirco cerf, le daim, le tigre, l'hyene, oryga ou la gazelle.

Cameleoparde ou la giraffe, le rhinocéros, l'éléphant, ibex ou le bouq...

Public domain illustrated book page scan, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Arabs.  These Arabs are Towarah, who generally prefer turban and fez to gailey - striped kefiyeh.  One of them has in his hand the head of an ibex (bedan).

Arabs. These Arabs are Towarah, who generally prefer turban and fez t...

Public domain illustrated book page scan, related to Egypt, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Ibex, bronze, Iran, iron age - Public domain museum image. A black and white photo of a statue of a goat

Ibex, bronze, Iran, iron age - Public domain museum image. A black and...

Iran Iron Age Public domain photograph of archaeological object, bronze age, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Hippopotamus-Head Design Amulet Inscribed With Four Linked Ibex Heads.

Hippopotamus-Head Design Amulet Inscribed With Four Linked Ibex Heads.

A close up of a carved wooden door knob with a lion's head, Egypt, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. –  Segments of the Pegasus XL launch vehicle are moved into Building 1555.  The Pegasus will launch NASA's Interstellar Boundary Explorer Mission, or IBEX, satellite from Kwajalein Island in the Marshall Islands, South Pacific.  IBEX will make the first map of the boundary between the solar system and interstellar space.  IBEX is the first mission designed to detect the edge of the solar system. As the solar wind from the sun flows out beyond Pluto, it collides with the material between the stars, forming a shock front. IBEX contains two neutral atom imagers designed to detect particles from the termination shock at the boundary between the solar system and interstellar space. IBEX also will study galactic cosmic rays, energetic particles from beyond the solar system that pose a health and safety hazard for humans exploring beyond Earth orbit. IBEX will make these observations from a highly elliptical orbit that takes it beyond the interference of the Earth's magnetosphere.  Photo credit: NASA/Moran KSC-08pd1674

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – Segments of the Pegasus XL launch...

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – Segments of the Pegasus XL launch vehicle are moved into Building 1555. The Pegasus will launch NASA's Interstellar Boundary Explorer Mission, or IBEX, satellite from Kwaja... More

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif.  – At Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, technicians prepare a mobile stand for the transfer of NASA's Interstellar Boundary Explorer, or IBEX, mission spacecraft. The IBEX satellite will make the first map of the boundary between the Solar System and interstellar space.  IBEX is the first mission designed to detect the edge of the Solar System. As the solar wind from the sun flows out beyond Pluto, it collides with the material between the stars, forming a shock front. IBEX contains two neutral atom imagers designed to detect particles from the termination shock at the boundary between the Solar System and interstellar space. IBEX also will study galactic cosmic rays, energetic particles from beyond the Solar System that pose a health and safety hazard for humans exploring beyond Earth orbit. IBEX will make these observations from a highly elliptical orbit that takes it beyond the interference of the Earth's magnetosphere.  IBEX is targeted for launch from the Pegasus XL rocket on Oct. 5.  Photo credit: NASA/Mark Mackley KSC-08pd2401

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – At Vandenberg Air Force Base in C...

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – At Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, technicians prepare a mobile stand for the transfer of NASA's Interstellar Boundary Explorer, or IBEX, mission spacecraft. The IB... More

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif.  – At Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, the Star-27 kick motor and nozzle for NASA's  Interstellar Boundary Explorer, or IBEX, spacecraft are “on top” and part of the IBEX flight system, known as the adapter cone, is in the foreground/bottom.  The Star-27 motor has a silver tank that contains the solid propellant.  The nozzle fits down inside the adapter cone.  The IBEX satellite will make the first map of the boundary between the Solar System and interstellar space.  IBEX is the first mission designed to detect the edge of the Solar System. As the solar wind from the sun flows out beyond Pluto, it collides with the material between the stars, forming a shock front. IBEX contains two neutral atom imagers designed to detect particles from the termination shock at the boundary between the Solar System and interstellar space. IBEX also will study galactic cosmic rays, energetic particles from beyond the Solar System that pose a health and safety hazard for humans exploring beyond Earth orbit. IBEX will make these observations from a highly elliptical orbit that takes it beyond the interference of the Earth's magnetosphere.  IBEX is targeted for launch from the Pegasus XL rocket on Oct. 5.  Photo credit: NASA/R. Bledsoe KSC-08pd2418

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – At Vandenberg Air Force Base in C...

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – At Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, the Star-27 kick motor and nozzle for NASA's Interstellar Boundary Explorer, or IBEX, spacecraft are “on top” and part of the IB... More

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. - At Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, a technician checks NASA's Interstellar Boundary Explorer, or IBEX, spacecraft undergoing spin balance testing. The IBEX satellite will make the first map of the boundary between the Solar System and interstellar space.  IBEX is the first mission designed to detect the edge of the Solar System. As the solar wind from the sun flows out beyond Pluto, it collides with the material between the stars, forming a shock front. IBEX contains two neutral atom imagers designed to detect particles from the termination shock at the boundary between the Solar System and interstellar space. IBEX also will study galactic cosmic rays, energetic particles from beyond the Solar System that pose a health and safety hazard for humans exploring beyond Earth orbit. IBEX will make these observations from a highly elliptical orbit that takes it beyond the interference of the Earth's magnetosphere.  IBEX is targeted for launch from a Pegasus XL rocket on Oct. 5.  Photo credit: NASA/VAFB KSC-08pd2511

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. - At Vandenberg Air Force Base in Ca...

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. - At Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, a technician checks NASA's Interstellar Boundary Explorer, or IBEX, spacecraft undergoing spin balance testing. The IBEX satellite... More

Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. –  At Vandenberg Air Force Base, the Pegasus XL aircraft (left) is ready for mating to NASA's Interstellar Boundary Explorer, or IBEX, spacecraft and upper stage booster (right).  The IBEX satellite will make the first map of the boundary between the Solar System and interstellar space.  IBEX is the first mission designed to detect the edge of the Solar System. IBEX is targeted for launch from the Kwajalein Atoll, a part of the Marshall Islands in the Pacific Ocean, on Oct. 19. Photo credit: NASA/D. Kolkow, VAFB KSC-08pd3018

Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. – At Vandenberg Air Force Base, the...

Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. – At Vandenberg Air Force Base, the Pegasus XL aircraft (left) is ready for mating to NASA's Interstellar Boundary Explorer, or IBEX, spacecraft and upper stage booster (right... More

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. –   Inside a protected clean room tent on Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, workers install the fairing around NASA’s Interstellar Boundary Explorer, or IBEX, spacecraft. The fairing is a molded structure that fits flush with the outside surface of the rocket and forms an aerodynamically smooth nose cone, protecting the spacecraft during launch and ascent. The IBEX satellite will make the first map of the boundary between the Solar System and interstellar space. IBEX is targeted for launch from the Kwajalein Atoll, a part of the Marshall Islands in the Pacific Ocean, on Oct.  19.  IBEX will be launched aboard a Pegasus rocket dropped from under the wing of an L-1011 aircraft flying over the Pacific Ocean. The Pegasus will carry the spacecraft approximately 130 miles above Earth and place it in orbit.  Photo credit: NASA/Randy Beaudoin, VAFB KSC-08pd3022

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – Inside a protected clean room te...

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – Inside a protected clean room tent on Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, workers install the fairing around NASA’s Interstellar Boundary Explorer, or IBEX, spacecraft... More

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. –   Inside a protected clean room tent on Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, a worker (right) examines part of the second half of the fairing to be installed around NASA’s Interstellar Boundary Explorer, or IBEX, spacecraft. The fairing is a molded structure that fits flush with the outside surface of the rocket and forms an aerodynamically smooth nose cone, protecting the spacecraft during launch and ascent. The IBEX satellite will make the first map of the boundary between the Solar System and interstellar space. IBEX is targeted for launch from the Kwajalein Atoll, a part of the Marshall Islands in the Pacific Ocean, on Oct.  19.  IBEX will be launched aboard a Pegasus rocket dropped from under the wing of an L-1011 aircraft flying over the Pacific Ocean. The Pegasus will carry the spacecraft approximately 130 miles above Earth and place it in orbit.  Photo credit: NASA/Randy Beaudoin, VAFB KSC-08pd3027

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – Inside a protected clean room te...

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – Inside a protected clean room tent on Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, a worker (right) examines part of the second half of the fairing to be installed around NASA’... More

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. –  Inside a protected clean room tent on Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, workers install the fairing around NASA’s Interstellar Boundary Explorer, or IBEX, spacecraft. The fairing is a molded structure that fits flush with the outside surface of the rocket and forms an aerodynamically smooth nose cone, protecting the spacecraft during launch and ascent. The IBEX satellite will make the first map of the boundary between the Solar System and interstellar space. IBEX is targeted for launch from the Kwajalein Atoll, a part of the Marshall Islands in the Pacific Ocean, on Oct.  19.  IBEX will be launched aboard a Pegasus rocket dropped from under the wing of an L-1011 aircraft flying over the Pacific Ocean. The Pegasus will carry the spacecraft approximately 130 miles above Earth and place it in orbit.  Photo credit: NASA/Randy Beaudoin, VAFB KSC-08pd3024

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – Inside a protected clean room ten...

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – Inside a protected clean room tent on Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, workers install the fairing around NASA’s Interstellar Boundary Explorer, or IBEX, spacecraft.... More

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. –   Inside a protected clean room tent on Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, both halves of the fairing have been installed around NASA’s Interstellar Boundary Explorer, or IBEX, spacecraft. The fairing is a molded structure that fits flush with the outside surface of the rocket and forms an aerodynamically smooth nose cone, protecting the spacecraft during launch and ascent. The IBEX satellite will make the first map of the boundary between the Solar System and interstellar space. IBEX is targeted for launch from the Kwajalein Atoll, a part of the Marshall Islands in the Pacific Ocean, on Oct.  19.  IBEX will be launched aboard a Pegasus rocket dropped from under the wing of an L-1011 aircraft flying over the Pacific Ocean. The Pegasus will carry the spacecraft approximately 130 miles above Earth and place it in orbit.  Photo credit: NASA/Randy Beaudoin, VAFB KSC-08pd3028

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – Inside a protected clean room te...

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – Inside a protected clean room tent on Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, both halves of the fairing have been installed around NASA’s Interstellar Boundary Explorer, ... More

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. –  In Hangar 1555 on Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, work is under way preparing NASA’s Interstellar Boundary Explorer, or IBEX, spacecraft and attached Pegasus XL rocket on its transporter for a trip to the runway.  There, the rocket-spacecraft will be attached to the L-1011 aircraft. The IBEX satellite will make the first map of the boundary between the Solar System and interstellar space. IBEX is targeted for launch from the Kwajalein Atoll, a part of the Marshall Islands in the Pacific Ocean, on Oct.  19 aboard the Pegasus rocket dropped from under the wing of an L-1011 aircraft flying over the Pacific Ocean. The Pegasus will carry the spacecraft approximately 130 miles above Earth and place it in orbit.   Photo credit: NASA/Randy Beaudoin, VAFB KSC-08pd3070

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – In Hangar 1555 on Vandenberg Air ...

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – In Hangar 1555 on Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, work is under way preparing NASA’s Interstellar Boundary Explorer, or IBEX, spacecraft and attached Pegasus XL roc... More

IBEX Sky Map Press Conference. NASA public domain image colelction.

IBEX Sky Map Press Conference. NASA public domain image colelction.

Rosine Lallement, senior scientist at the French National Center for Scientific Research in Paris discusses findings made by NASA's Interstellar Boundary Explorer, IBEX, at NASA Headquarters in Washington, Thur... More

A couple of goats standing on top of a rocky hill. Capricorn ibex mountains.

A couple of goats standing on top of a rocky hill. Capricorn ibex moun...

A goat walking up a rocky hill next to a mountain / A couple of goats standing on top of a rocky hill / Animals public domain photography.

A goat standing in front of a stone wall. Ibex beast cliff.

A goat standing in front of a stone wall. Ibex beast cliff.

A goat with large horns standing in front of a rock wall / A goat standing in front of a stone wall / Animals public domain photography.

A goat standing on top of a rock next to another goat. Capricorn rock animal.

A goat standing on top of a rock next to another goat. Capricorn rock ...

Two goats standing on a rock in a forest / A goat standing on top of a rock next to another goat / Animals public domain photography.

A group of goats sitting on top of a large rock. Goats animals

A group of goats sitting on top of a large rock. Goats animals

A couple of goats sitting on top of a rock / A group of goats sitting on top of a large rock / Animals public domain photography.

Limestone Fragment from a Frieze with a Lion Attacking an Ibex

Limestone Fragment from a Frieze with a Lion Attacking an Ibex

Public domain photo of Egyptian sculpture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Ibex, from the Quadrupeds series (N21) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes

Ibex, from the Quadrupeds series (N21) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes

Trade cards from the "Quadrupeds" series (N21), issued in 1890 in a set of 50 cards to promote Allen & Ginter brand cigarettes. Allen & Ginter (American, Richmond, Virginia)

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. –  In Building 1555, the wings of the Pegasus XL launch vehicle are checked for fit. The Pegasus will launch NASA's Interstellar Boundary Explorer Mission, or IBEX, satellite from Kwajalein Island in the Marshall Islands, South Pacific.  IBEX will make the first map of the boundary between the solar system and interstellar space.  IBEX is the first mission designed to detect the edge of the solar system. As the solar wind from the sun flows out beyond Pluto, it collides with the material between the stars, forming a shock front. IBEX contains two neutral atom imagers designed to detect particles from the termination shock at the boundary between the solar system and interstellar space. IBEX also will study galactic cosmic rays, energetic particles from beyond the solar system that pose a health and safety hazard for humans exploring beyond Earth orbit. IBEX will make these observations from a highly elliptical orbit that takes it beyond the interference of the Earth's magnetosphere.  Photo credit: NASA/Randy Beaudoin KSC-08pd1677

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – In Building 1555, the wings of th...

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – In Building 1555, the wings of the Pegasus XL launch vehicle are checked for fit. The Pegasus will launch NASA's Interstellar Boundary Explorer Mission, or IBEX, satellite f... More

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. --  Workers in Building 1555 at Vandenberg AFB secure the wing into place on the Pegasus rocket.  The Pegasus will launch NASA's Interstellar Boundary Explorer Mission, or IBEX, satellite from Kwajalein Island in the Marshall Islands, South Pacific.  IBEX will make the first map of the boundary between the solar system and interstellar space.  IBEX is the first mission designed to detect the edge of the solar system. As the solar wind from the sun flows out beyond Pluto, it collides with the material between the stars, forming a shock front. IBEX contains two neutral atom imagers designed to detect particles from the termination shock at the boundary between the solar system and interstellar space. IBEX also will study galactic cosmic rays, energetic particles from beyond the solar system that pose a health and safety hazard for humans exploring beyond Earth orbit. IBEX will make these observations from a highly elliptical orbit that takes it beyond the interference of the Earth's magnetosphere.   IBEX is targeted for launch in September 2008.  Photo credit: NASA/ Randy Beaudoin KSC-08pd1870

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Workers in Building 1555 at Vand...

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Workers in Building 1555 at Vandenberg AFB secure the wing into place on the Pegasus rocket. The Pegasus will launch NASA's Interstellar Boundary Explorer Mission, or IBEX... More

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif.  – At Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, an overhead crane lifts the cover of a shipping container to reveal NASA's Interstellar Boundary Explorer, or IBEX, mission spacecraft. The IBEX satellite will make the first map of the boundary between the Solar System and interstellar space.  IBEX is the first mission designed to detect the edge of the Solar System. As the solar wind from the sun flows out beyond Pluto, it collides with the material between the stars, forming a shock front. IBEX contains two neutral atom imagers designed to detect particles from the termination shock at the boundary between the Solar System and interstellar space. IBEX also will study galactic cosmic rays, energetic particles from beyond the Solar System that pose a health and safety hazard for humans exploring beyond Earth orbit. IBEX will make these observations from a highly elliptical orbit that takes it beyond the interference of the Earth's magnetosphere.  IBEX is targeted for launch from the Pegasus XL rocket on Oct. 5.  Photo credit: NASA/Mark Mackley KSC-08pd2402

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – At Vandenberg Air Force Base in C...

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – At Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, an overhead crane lifts the cover of a shipping container to reveal NASA's Interstellar Boundary Explorer, or IBEX, mission space... More

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. - At Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, technicians help place NASA's Interstellar Boundary Explorer, or IBEX, spacecraft onto a stand for spin balance testing. The IBEX satellite will make the first map of the boundary between the Solar System and interstellar space.  IBEX is the first mission designed to detect the edge of the Solar System. As the solar wind from the sun flows out beyond Pluto, it collides with the material between the stars, forming a shock front. IBEX contains two neutral atom imagers designed to detect particles from the termination shock at the boundary between the Solar System and interstellar space. IBEX also will study galactic cosmic rays, energetic particles from beyond the Solar System that pose a health and safety hazard for humans exploring beyond Earth orbit. IBEX will make these observations from a highly elliptical orbit that takes it beyond the interference of the Earth's magnetosphere.  IBEX is targeted for launch from a Pegasus XL rocket on Oct. 5.  Photo credit: NASA/VAFB KSC-08pd2515

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. - At Vandenberg Air Force Base in Ca...

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. - At Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, technicians help place NASA's Interstellar Boundary Explorer, or IBEX, spacecraft onto a stand for spin balance testing. The IBEX ... More

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. –   Inside a protected clean room tent on Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, workers install the fairing around NASA’s Interstellar Boundary Explorer, or IBEX, spacecraft.  The fairing is a molded structure that fits flush with the outside surface of the rocket and forms an aerodynamically smooth nose cone, protecting the spacecraft during launch and ascent. The IBEX satellite will make the first map of the boundary between the Solar System and interstellar space. IBEX is targeted for launch from the Kwajalein Atoll, a part of the Marshall Islands in the Pacific Ocean, on Oct.  19.  IBEX will be launched aboard a Pegasus rocket dropped from under the wing of an L-1011 aircraft flying over the Pacific Ocean. The Pegasus will carry the spacecraft approximately 130 miles above Earth and place it in orbit.  Photo credit: NASA/Randy Beaudoin, VAFB KSC-08pd3023

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – Inside a protected clean room te...

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – Inside a protected clean room tent on Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, workers install the fairing around NASA’s Interstellar Boundary Explorer, or IBEX, spacecraft... More

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. –  On the runway of Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, Orbital Sciences’ L-1011 aircraft waits for the arrival of NASA’s Interstellar Boundary Explorer, or IBEX, spacecraft and Pegasus XL rocket.  The Pegasus will be attached to the aircraft for launch. The IBEX satellite will make the first map of the boundary between the Solar System and interstellar space. IBEX is targeted for launch from the Kwajalein Atoll, a part of the Marshall Islands in the Pacific Ocean, on Oct.  19 aboard the Pegasus rocket dropped from under the wing of an L-1011 aircraft flying over the Pacific Ocean. The Pegasus will carry the spacecraft approximately 130 miles above Earth and place it in orbit.   Photo credit: NASA/Randy Beaudoin, VAFB KSC-08pd3076

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – On the runway of Vandenberg Air F...

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – On the runway of Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, Orbital Sciences’ L-1011 aircraft waits for the arrival of NASA’s Interstellar Boundary Explorer, or IBEX, spacecra... More

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. –  Orbital Sciences’ L-1011 aircraft begins to taxi for takeoff from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California to the Kwajalein Atoll, a part of the Marshall Islands in the Pacific Ocean.  Under its wing is NASA’s Interstellar Boundary Explorer, or IBEX, spacecraft and Pegasus XL rocket.  Departing from Kwajalein, the Pegasus rocket will be dropped from under the wing of the L-1011 over the Pacific Ocean to carry the spacecraft approximately 130 miles above Earth and place it in orbit.  Then, the spacecraft’s own engine will boost it to its final high-altitude orbit (about 200,000 miles high) — most of the way to the Moon. The IBEX satellite will make the first map of the boundary between the Solar System and interstellar space.  IBEX science will be led by the Southwest Research Institute of San Antonio, Texas.  IBEX is targeted for launch over the Pacific Oct. 19.   Photo credit: NASA/CIV USAF/Daniel Liberotti KSC-08pd3148

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – Orbital Sciences’ L-1011 aircraft...

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – Orbital Sciences’ L-1011 aircraft begins to taxi for takeoff from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California to the Kwajalein Atoll, a part of the Marshall Islands in the Pacif... More

A black and white goat standing on top of a rocky hill. Goat nature mountain.

A black and white goat standing on top of a rocky hill. Goat nature mo...

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Carpet with Palm Trees, Ibexes, and Birds

Carpet with Palm Trees, Ibexes, and Birds

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Carpet with Palm Trees, Ibexes, and Birds

Carpet with Palm Trees, Ibexes, and Birds

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Head of ibex from shoulder of a vessel

Head of ibex from shoulder of a vessel

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Ibex, New Kingdom, Egypt, 1550  -1070 BC

Ibex, New Kingdom, Egypt, 1550 -1070 BC

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Cylinder seal and modern impression: ostrich, ibex, and fish

Cylinder seal and modern impression: ostrich, ibex, and fish

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VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. –  In Building 1555, the wings of the Pegasus XL launch vehicle are checked for fit. The Pegasus will launch NASA's Interstellar Boundary Explorer Mission, or IBEX, satellite from Kwajalein Island in the Marshall Islands, South Pacific.  IBEX will make the first map of the boundary between the solar system and interstellar space.  IBEX is the first mission designed to detect the edge of the solar system. As the solar wind from the sun flows out beyond Pluto, it collides with the material between the stars, forming a shock front. IBEX contains two neutral atom imagers designed to detect particles from the termination shock at the boundary between the solar system and interstellar space. IBEX also will study galactic cosmic rays, energetic particles from beyond the solar system that pose a health and safety hazard for humans exploring beyond Earth orbit. IBEX will make these observations from a highly elliptical orbit that takes it beyond the interference of the Earth's magnetosphere.  Photo credit: NASA/Randy Beaudoin KSC-08pd1676

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – In Building 1555, the wings of th...

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – In Building 1555, the wings of the Pegasus XL launch vehicle are checked for fit. The Pegasus will launch NASA's Interstellar Boundary Explorer Mission, or IBEX, satellite f... More

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