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The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals has obtained documents discussing a controversial NASA-funded project that would expose squirrel monkeys to radiation. PETA obtained the documents, ...
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The proposed guideline would give all astronauts the same radiation limit, regardless of age and sex. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it ...
One of the most deadly environmental dangers in outer space is something entirely invisible: radiation. Powerful outbursts from the surface of the sun send charged particles flying through space — ...
When spacecraft take off from Earth's surface, they have to withstand all sorts of intense conditions. There are the extreme vibrations and acoustic conditions of the launch, then the variations in ...
The Artemis I mission, which recently completed a historic test flight around the moon, didn’t have any astronauts on board — but it did have two very special passengers: Helga and Zohar, a pair of ...
Radiation exposure has always been a huge concern for astronauts working in space. “Astronauts are exposed to ionizing radiation with effective doses in the range from 50 to 2,000 Milli-Sievert,” ...