radiation
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Press Releases
5 Things Infrared Radiation Can Be Used For
People use infrared radiation more often than they think, and its range of practical uses reaches into all kinds of familiar situations every day.
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Planets Beware: NASA Unburies Danger Zones of Star Cluster
Most stars form in collections, called clusters or associations, that include very massive stars. These giant stars send out large amounts of high-energy radiation, which can disrupt relatively fragile disks of dust and gas that are in the process of coalescing to form new planets. A team of astronomers used NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory, in combination with ultraviolet, optical, and infrared data, to show where some…
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Artemis I Radiation Measurements Validate Orion Safety for Astronauts
NASA’s Orion spacecraft is designed to keep astronauts safe in deep space, protecting them from the unforgiving environment far from Earth. During the uncrewed Artemis I mission, researchers from NASA, along with several collaborators, flew payloads onboard Orion to measure potential radiation exposure to astronauts. Radiation measurements were taken inside Orion by 5,600 passive sensors and 34 active radiation detectors during its…
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Danish Instrument Helps NASA’s Juno Spacecraft See Radiation
Using cameras designed for navigation, scientists count ‘fireflies’ to determine the amount of radiation the spacecraft receives during each orbit of Jupiter. Scientists with NASA’s Juno mission have developed the first complete 3D radiation map of the Jupiter system. Along with characterizing the intensity of the high-energy particles near the orbit of the icy moon Europa, the map shows how…
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4 Common Dangers of Frequent Cell Phone Use
Over the years, the population’s increasing use of cell phones has raised several health concerns. Some worries have yet to be proven, but others are indeed very real threats. In today’s article, we explore a few different dangers of frequent cell phone use. We hope that you’ll read over this and reflect on your own habits and how you can…
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