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Collateral damage from cosmic rays increases cancer risk for Mars astronauts

Posted on June 6, 2017 by rburnham

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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Protecting Mars astronauts from space radiation

Posted on October 1, 2015 by rburnham

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 →

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Duck & cover: good advice for Mars organics

Posted on July 18, 2012 by rburnham

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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