03 November 2016
MUSE instrument produces spectacular new images of the Carina Nebula
... stars are known to have a considerable effect on their surroundings, as they tend to blast out large quantities of ionising radiation. However, observing this effect has been proven difficult. McLeod's team analysed the effect of this energetic...
September 2025
AI cybersecurity - challenges in space
... characterised by extreme temperature fluctuations, vacuum conditions and persistent exposure to ionising radiation (e.g. galactic cosmic rays and solar particle events). This radiation can induce single-event upsets (SEUs), single-event latch-ups...
September 2023
How microorganisms survive space travel
... of the Exobiofrost experiment on the BION-M1 biosatellite demonstrated that the impact of spaceflight factors (ionising radiation, G-forces, and temperature fluctuations) did not lead to complete sterilisation of permafrost samples. A significant...
December 2014
Ready for Mars? From Mars-500 to zero-gravity medical issues
...magnetic field, so the astronauts’ exposure to dangerous ionising radiation will occur. Solar flares, coronal mass ejections (...) and cosmic rays will threaten the astronauts’ acceptable radiation level, with the increased risk of cancer occurring. ...
October 2023
Slovenia’s footprint in space
... Maribor, launched a second nanosatellite. Named TRISAT-R, with the suffix R standing for radiation, the mission’s aim is to provide ionising radiation measurements from a medium Earth orbit (MEO) at an altitude of approximately 6000 km. TRISAT-R has...
August 2021
Space research in embryology
... and gravitational field change electromagnetic field change radiation background change. The null gravity factor is... functioning by modulating their energy input, for example. Ionising radiation is known to target cell membranes and nucleic acids,...
