Ep. 515: Space Radiation - a podcast by 365DaysOfAstronomy.org

from 2019-01-28T22:41:11

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Space is a hostile environment in so many ways. But one of its worst features is the various kinds of radiation you can find. When astronauts go back beyond the protective environment of the Earth's magnetosphere, what are the various kinds of radiation they'll encounter. And is there anything we'll be able to do about it?