Microscopic worms that live out their lives in the highly radioactive environment of the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone (CEZ) appear to do so completely without radiation damage.Nematodes collected from the area…
NASA's Europa Clipper, pictured in this illustration, which was updated in December 2020, will orbit Jupiter on an elliptical trajectory, dipping close to its moon Europa on each flyby to…
This article was originally published on The conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights.Alan Cooper is a professor at Charles Sturt UniversityPavle Arsenovich is…
Scientists may have solved a long-standing mystery surrounding the ice giant Uranus and its faint radiation belts. It is possible that the weakness of the belts is related to the…
The space environment is harsh and full of extreme radiation. Scientists designing spacecraft and satellites need materials that can withstand these conditions.IN paper published in January 2024, My team of…
Credit: Harrison Haynes from Pexels The remarkable aurora at the beginning of May this year demonstrated the power that solar storms can emit as radiation, but sometimes the sun does…
A future civilization on Mars could be accompanied by a very special and resilient little plant.A kind of moss found in the desert — named Syntrichia caninervis— may be able…
The solar storms that led to the spectacular auroras seen around the world on May 10 also caused an impact on Mars, causing auroras over the Red Planet and showering…
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Tourists usually have to pay big bucks and brave cold climates for a chance to see the aurora borealis, but last weekend many people around the world just had to…