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New research suggests a novel solution: a material called "hydrogel" — the same technology used for the 'grow monster' toys — could shield space travelers from harmful radiation. A research ...

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This even distribution of hydrogen is thought to be key to developing scalable radiation shields for both spacecraft and the ...

The most dangerous object ever was made by accident and killed its makers. If you’re familiar with the Oscar award -winning ...

Two bands of radiation called the Van Allen belts encircle Earth. After a May 2024 solar superstorm, two more showed up between those belts.

Ukraine said a Russian drone crashed into the containment structure, starting a fire, but so far radiation levels have stayed ...

Scientists at UC San Francisco have developed a revolutionary cancer treatment that precisely targets tumors with radiation ...

A new research paper was published by Aging (Aging-US) on January 8, 2025, in Volume 17, Issue 1, titled "Senolytic agent ABT-263 mitigates low- and high-LET radiation-induced gastrointestinal cancer ...

As it can take another couple of days for the radiation that can be harmful to satellites to build up, this could allow some time to prepare. The algorithm devised by the PAGER team is now being ...