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Tag Archives: solar cosmic rays
Collateral damage from cosmic rays increases cancer risk for Mars astronauts
The cancer risk for a human mission to Mars has effectively doubled following a University of Nevada Las Vegas study predicting a dramatic increase in the disease for astronauts traveling to the red planet or on long-term missions outside the … Continue reading
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Tagged cancer, cosmic rays, galactic cosmic rays, human exploration, human spaceflight, solar coronal mass ejections, solar cosmic rays, solar energetic particles, solar flares
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Protecting Mars astronauts from space radiation
On Aug. 7, 1972, in the heart of the Apollo era, an enormous solar flare exploded from the sun’s atmosphere. Along with a gigantic burst of light in nearly all wavelengths, this event accelerated a wave of energetic particles. Mostly … Continue reading
Duck & cover: good advice for Mars organics
Everyone knows Mars has a terrible environment: temperatures are bitter cold most of the time, there’s almost no air pressure, and solar ultraviolet light scours the surface unhindered. Actually, it’s even worse. Alexander Pavlov (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center) and … Continue reading
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Tagged cosmic rays, Curiosity, galactic cosmic rays, ionizing radiation, Mars Science Laboratory, MSL, organic materials, solar cosmic rays
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