August 2019
Lessons from the Sun
... to keep day-side High Frequency (HF) radio signals blocked. Ground-based monitors revealed that other cosmic messengers (galactic cosmic rays) were not arriving as expected and observers realised that a very large interplanetary structure capable...
April 2018
Developing Mars
... the liberating possibility of an ‘unlimited Mars career’ Crewed flights, which have a further need for shielding against cosmic rays, would also benefit from Omaha Trail systems at Deimos. While 40 cm of water gives effective shielding, the water...
21 June 2021
Astronomers using GBT discover previously unknown huge galactic structure
...-up observations revealed a large, faint, broad feature in the entire line of sight – a possible home of the mysterious cosmic rays rays discovered earlier. To rule out the possibility that this feature could be an instrumental by-product of the GBT...
22 January 2021
Russia develops instrument to search for precious metals on the Moon and Mars
..., and then the gamma-photon that is emitted from the element when struck by the cosmic-ray, Mitrofanov explained. The device is also able to distinguish between false positive signals, such as those emitted by a lunar ...
08 February 2016
Japan’s Astro-H mission due to launch on February 12, 2016
... holes, understanding the physical conditions in sites of cosmic-ray acceleration, and the distribution of dark matter in... by a thermometer.The heat is directly proportional to the X-ray’s energy and it can reveal much about the physical properties ...
23 March 2016
Could an encounter with a passing dark molecular cloud be responsible for killing off the dinosaurs?
... cloud passing through the solar system led to an environmental catastrophe of Earth, driven by an enhanced flux of cosmic dust particles and cosmic rays, which caused global cooling and the destruction of the ozone layer, and resulted in a “Nebula...
