Cosmic radiation

This image taken by Webb shows an ancient quasar (in the red circle) with fewer neighboring galaxies than expected. Credit: Christina Eilers/EIGER team

The Webb Space Telescope discovers quasars where they shouldn't exist

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Astronomers have used the Web to discover individual ancient quasars of uncertain origin
An astronaut exercises in space to keep fit and healthy. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Will astronauts' kidneys survive a round trip to Mars?

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The results showed that both human and animal kidneys undergo "remodeling" by the conditions in space, with specific renal tubules responsible for calibrating calcium and salt balance showing signs of shrinkage after less than a month
A blazar fires a jet of cosmic rays and neutrinos towards Earth and is absorbed by the IceCube facility at the South Pole. Figure IceCube/NASA

A collaboration between the neutrino detector and a space telescope led to the identification of a source producing cosmic rays for the first time

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Protective vest against radiation. Photo: StemRad company

Lockheed Martin and Israel's StemRad are testing a radiation shielding vest for first responders for possible use on space flights

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Prof. Kyle Kramer, New York University. Photo: Avi Blizovsky

Turn your mobile phone into a cosmic particle detector

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Orion Nebula. Photo: NASA. Processing: shutterstock

Low orbit - an ULTRASAT satellite based on Israeli technology, will scan the sky in the ultraviolet range

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Victor Hess prepares to fly in a hot air balloon

An Unfolding Mystery: One Hundred Years of the Discovery of Cosmic Radiation

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Illustration of the Van Allen belt, photo: NASA

A belt of antimatter surrounds the Earth

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20 Future NASA Missions

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Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

Cosmic rays are too weak to affect the climate

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