radiation protection
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The Sun’s Powerful 2021 Outburst Was Detected on Earth, Mars, and the Moon
A massive outburst from the Sun was felt across three worlds in a rare event that could help protect astronauts from harmful radiation during future missions. On October 28, 2021, a solar eruption spread across Earth, the Moon, and Mars simultaneously, even as Earth and Mars were around 150 million miles (250 million kilometres) apart…
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Chernobyl Survivors Didn’t Pass on Harmful Mutations to Their Children, Study Finds
Two new papers out Thursday highlight the aftereffects of the Chernobyl nuclear accident that occurred over 30 years ago. One study might help explain why survivors are more likely to develop thyroid cancer, while another found evidence that these survivors don’t seem to have passed on potentially harmful mutations to their children.