In 2022, samples from a Sahara dust storm showed that radioactivity from nuclear tests 70 years ago still drifts around ...

Prof Smith told the BBC a thick concrete "sarcophagus" below the damaged outer shield covers radioactive particles and dust ...

Researchers at Ghent University have designed 3D-printed hydrogels to provide protection against radiation in space.

The temporary belts, one of which still remains, were filled with high-energy electrons and protons and were found by a ...

This even distribution of hydrogen is thought to be key to developing scalable radiation shields for both spacecraft and the ...

Recent research on lightweight particles called neutrinos might have passed you by—much like the more than 10 trillion ...

The Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant was the site of a catastrophic nuclear disaster in 1986, caused by human error. Reactor four's explosion released massive radiation, affecting 150,000 square ...

ODAKA, Japan >> Every year when winter finally loosens its grip on northern Japan, Tomoko Kobayashi begins what has become an annual rite for her and a small band of collaborators. They head out with ...

Researchers have discovered that superconducting nanowire photon detectors (SNSPDs), originally designed for detecting ...

It's a key problem that will need to be addressed if humans are to attempt deep-space, long-duration missions. Not only is radiation exposure a dangerous health risk to humans, but it also poses a ...

Neutrinos are ghostly subatomic particles that can travel in a straight line for billions of light-years, passing unhindered ...

Data collected from a once-defunct NASA satellite show that Earth grew two extra radiation belts following a supercharged ...