Pilots and Flight Attendants Are Bombarded by Cosmic Radiation—And Getting Deadly Cancers From It
The pilots and flight attendants who help us travel through the sky might be taking on more danger…
Vest that US-Israeli startup helped make can cut astronauts’ exposure in solar storms, study suggests
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (AP) — A new study suggests a protective vest tested on a manikin during NASA’s…
Anatoli Bugorski survived a proton beam to the head
On June 3, 1978, Soviet physicist Anatoli Bugorski was checking malfunctioning equipment on the U-70 synchrotron — the…
Can smartphones cause cancer? Oncologist explains what radiation from phones actually means for your health
Smartphones have become an indispensable part of daily life. Without them, routines can tumble like Jenga pieces, whether…
Student Captures Cosmic Radiation on Film by Sending Negative to Space
HELIOS II by Tom Liggett. Most of the colors captured here were caused by cosmic radiation that came…
40 Years Ago, a Nuclear Catastrophe at Chernobyl
The reactor exploded early on April 26, 1986, sending a column of fire and radioactive debris high above…
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope Has Detected an Unusual Signal from the Early Universe—Could It Be Home to the First Stars?
A discovery made possible by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope may have revealed, for the first time, evidence…
Everything You Need to Know About Cell Phone Radiation
5 min readRFK Jr. suggests radiation from cell phones and 5G towers may cause cancer and other neurological…
Canada’s Deep Geological Repository Plan Enters Regulatory Decision-Making Process
Canada’s Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) has published the initial project description for the country’s proposed deep geological…
YouTuber captures ‘lightning in a bottle’ using particle accelerator
The phrase “lightning in a bottle” is usually used as a metaphor for something rare or impossible to…
Social media users in the Central Valley are freaking out about unusual fog
A 400-mile blanket of fog has socked in California’s Central Valley for weeks. Scientists and meteorologists say the…
Canada Moves Deep Geological Repository Into Multi-Year Regulatory Process
Construction of facility for spent nuclear fuel could begin in mid-2030s Canada’s used nuclear fuel is currently safely…