High-energy cosmic radiation damages cells and DNA, causing cancer, and secondary neutrons—generated especially from the planetary surfaces—can be up to 20 times more harmful than other radiations.

SpaceX is quietly adding a new kind of machine to its arsenal in Florida, not a rocket or a satellite but a cyclotron ...

NASA is preparing the Artemis II crew for deep space radiation, using sophisticated shielding and wearable technology to ensure their safety.

What: Artemis II will carry astronauts on the first crewed mission beyond low Earth orbit since Apollo, testing systems and gathering data critical for sustained luna ...

Spend a single day outside our planet's protective atmosphere and magnetic field, and you could be exposed to radiation levels equivalent to what you'd experience across a whole year back on Earth. It ...

NASA is preparing the Artemis II crew to withstand the intense radiation of deep space, a more hostile environment than the ...

NASA has already set a date for a mission that will study how space radiation affects humans on the surface of the Moon.

High-energy cosmic radiation damages cells and DNA, causing cancer, and secondary neutrons—generated especially from the planetary surfaces—can be up to 20 times more harmful than other radiations.

Hydrogel is something that most of us are familiar with from it being used in contact lenses, burn dressings, and hair gel. In future, it might also be used to shield astronauts from the hazard of ...

Space is an environment exposed not only to primary cosmic radiation but also to secondary radiation, particularly neutrons, which are generated by interactions with spacecraft or the lunar surface ...