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Scientists aim to curb space junk risks by using AI to locate debris in the Earth–Moon region

It can even alert occupants of a moon base if there is radioactive debris to hit the lunar surface.
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Study suggests Earth’s magnetic field could cut moon-base cosmic rays by up to 20%

Three years of radiation data collected on the far side of the moon show that Earth’s magnetic field still reaches the lunar ...
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Live Updates: Artemis II Astronauts Fly Away From Earth Toward the Moon

After a day of testing the Orion capsule high above the planet, the crew of the NASA mission became the first people to head ...

Limiting space junk's threat by predicting its mess in the Earth-moon neighborhood

Debris from moonbound spacecraft has left craters on the lunar surface since the U.S. Apollo missions. But the moon is not ...

Earth's magnetic field creates a previously undetected pocket of protection from radiation on the moon

High-energy particles called galactic cosmic rays (GCRs) bombard unprotected objects in space, often causing damage. Earth, ...