Sentences with phrase «space radiation doses»

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But scientists still don't know how the human body will react to sustained low - level doses of radiation inherent in space travel.

In fact, it is the accumulation of radiation dose that is the limiting factor for the maximum length of manned space flights.

The space - based results were a product of CRaTER's ability to accurately gauge the radiation dose of cosmic rays after passing through a material known as «tissue - equivalent plastic,» which simulates human muscle tissue.

Johns Hopkins scientists report that rats exposed to high - energy particles, simulating conditions astronauts would face on a long - term deep space mission, show lapses in attention and slower reaction times, even when the radiation exposure is in extremely low dose ranges.

Lunar observations (and other space - based observations) show that GCR radiation doses are rising faster than previously thought.

Knowing when such storms are coming helps protect astronauts as well as ground communications: Physicists estimate that a 1989 solar outburst released enough radiation to expose astronauts on the Mir space station to their yearly dose in just a few hours.

Water bears, or tardigrades, have been recorded surviving the vacuum of space, high doses of radiation and pressure.

High - dose radiation in space could be deadly for astronauts on a mission to planet Mars.