Astronaut-on-a-chip: Multi-organ tissue chips simulate space radiation's impact on human health
As astronauts venture further into space, their exposure to harmful radiation rises. Researchers from Columbia University are ...
‘Conan the Bacterium’ can withstand radiation that could kill a human. Scientists say they’ve found its secret weapon
A type of bacteria dubbed “Conan the Bacterium” can withstand radiation thousands of times stronger than what can kill a ...
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Stars get ripped open like Christmas presents to create strange 'JuMBO' worlds
"I think of JuMBOs as a cross between stars and brown dwarfs - they would have been like stars had it not been for the radiation from the more massive stars, which has sculpted them to be more like ...
The surprising reason ‘Conan the Bacterium’ can withstand radiation that could kill a human
A type of bacteria dubbed “Conan the Bacterium” can withstand radiation thousands of times stronger than what can kill a ...
How fungus in the Chernobyl exclusion zone can absorb deadly radiation
A reactor at the nuclear plant melted down in 1986, releasing smoke and causing thousands of deaths from radiation.
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Astronauts on NASA's moon-orbiting Gateway space station will wear smart undershirts to stay healthy
Smart undershirts and AI algorithms will help keep astronauts healthy on NASA's planned Lunar Gateway moon-orbiting space ...
Parker Solar Probe's historic mission brings NASA researchers closer to sun than ever before
The probe will be flying by at 430,000 mph, which NASA said is the equivalent of traveling between Washington, D.C., and Philadelphia in just 1 second.
Forecasting Space Weather Could Save Billions On Earth, Lives In Space
The goal: protect billions if not trillions of dollars worth of ground-based infrastructure, plus the lives of space tourists ...
UNH partners with Laconia company to develop new space weather model
A new kind of space technology is being developed in New Hampshire to help protect satellites and other spacecraft.
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Radiation-resistant 'extremophile' microbe dubbed 'Conan the Bacterium' inspires new antioxidant
A three-part complex based on the molecules that give "Conan the Bacterium" its radiation resistance may protect humans ...
UNH, Rogue Space Systems partner on new space weather model
Scientists from the University of New Hampshire and Rogue Space Systems in Laconia have teamed up to develop a model that ...