How common are Earth-like planets in the universe? When I started working on supernova explosions, I never imagined that my ...
Radiation levels at airline flight altitudes briefly reached levels that could be potentially harmful to pregnant women. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...
Cosmic rays, predominantly high-energy particles originating from outside the Solar System, interact with Earth’s atmosphere to produce a complex radiation environment. This continuous bombardment ...
Recent airborne science flights to Greenland are improving NASA’s understanding of space weather by measuring radiation exposure to air travelers and validating global radiation maps used in flight ...
A new study led by Southwest Research Institute's Dr. Michael Starkey has provided observational evidence from the SwRI-led Magnetospheric Multiscale (MMS) Mission of pickup ions (PUIs) and associated ...
Beyond better testing, we need better protection. Physical shields seem like the obvious first defense. Hydrogen-rich ...
Life on Mars sounds like something from a "Doctor Who" episode. But a study published in the International Journal of Astrobiology challenges the science fiction notion of that idea. The research ...
Our planet’s magnetosphere has seen dramatic shifts across its history—even total reversals—but this recent wrinkle doesn’t pose a threat to life Earth’s magnetic field surrounds the planet, with ...
It turns out we can also move vast bands of radiation and make them into a barrier around our planet, even though we had no ...
As plans for missions to Mars accelerate, so do questions about how the human body might cope. A return trip to the red planet would give more than enough time for someone to become pregnant and even ...