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Cosmic rays, predominantly high-energy particles originating from outside the Solar System, interact with Earth’s atmosphere to produce a complex radiation environment. This continuous bombardment ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Exposure to cosmic radiation varies with altitude—higher altitude means greater exposure. Photograph by JSC/NASA When we gaze up ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Illustration of the formation of the GCR cavity in the ecliptic plane. The white lines from the Sun show the typical pattern of ...

Life on Mars sounds like something from a "Doctor Who" episode. But a study published in the International Journal of Astrobiology challenges the science fiction notion of that idea. The research ...

What processes other than water and energy could be responsible for creating life on other worlds? This is what a recent study published in the International Journal of Astrobiology hopes to address ...

A space and radiation expert is disagreeing with Airbus’ recent explanation of a flight incident that left at least 15 people injured back in October. On Oct. 30, a JetBlue Airbus A320 aircraft ...

A single subatomic particle from deep space had the same energy as a baseball pitch, and scientists still don’t know how it got here ...

The Martian radiation environment is characterised by a complex interplay between primary cosmic radiation and secondary particles generated through interactions with the thin Martian atmosphere and ...

EVERY time you board a flight at KL International Airport, you are quietly leaving behind the protective blanket that has ...