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

Hydrogel is something that most of us are familiar with from it being used in contact lenses, burn dressings, and hair gel.

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

Yuri Shprits, a space scientist at the German Research Centre for Geosciences in Potsdam, is on a mission to save our planet.

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) Hydrogels, particularly those made from super-absorbent polymers, are being explored as a potential radiation shield for astronauts on deep-space missions. These ...

It’s notoriously difficult to predict when the sun will belch out a large solar flare — an explosive burst of radiation that ...

May 2024 solar storm formed two temporary radiation belts One belt with high-energy protons remains intact, posing risks Space missions may need extra shielding to counter radiation threats ...

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

"The lightsail will travel faster than any previous spacecraft, with potential to eventually open interstellar distances to ...

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