Could a century-old military communication method be quietly protecting our planet from deadly space radiation? NASA’s Van Allen Probes, launched in 2012 to study Earth’s radiation belts, stumbled ...

Through the Technology in Space Prize, two startups will receive more than $650,000 in total funding and the ability to leverage the ISS National Lab to advance their R&D BOSTON, April 11, 2025 ...

In the ruins of Chernobyl’s shattered reactor, a strange survivor has quietly rewritten the rules of life in extreme environments. A jet-black fungus that appears to feed on radiation is now at the ...

In the left image, the conventional BNNT films-produced using randomly packed BNNTs-has a low density, making the film brittle and prone to breakage. In contrast, the developed BNNT liquid ...

Van Allen radiation hinders and complicates spaceflight, magnetic instruments, and more.

Earth's relationship with space is much more complex than it used to be. Space around our planet was thought to be influenced ...

This Collection welcomes original research articles on the latest advancements in radiation shielding, focusing on the next generation of materials, design methodologies, as well as their practical ...