10 December 2021
Extreme exoplanet changes the picture about massive stars as planet hosts
... is no exception. Owing to its intense temperature, the star emits large amounts of heat, and ultraviolet and X-ray radiation – an environment that should make it exceedingly difficult to form a large planet, but that is what Janson and colleagues...
17 December 2019
Earth’s doomsday scenario
...settlements. To further this goal, challenging issues relating to radiation and artificial gravity need to be addressed and ASIC ...in Tunisia, addresses the potential of using ionising radiation to manage biofilm contamination in ‘Surviving bacteria in...
15 April 2020
Scientists discover most brightest and energetic supernova yet
... that energy that is emitted as observable light, or radiation. "In a typical supernova, the radiation is less than 1 per cent of the total energy. ...But in SN2016aps, we found the radiation was five times the explosion energy of a ...
July 2014
Achilles’ heel
... programmes; • signal intercept; • supply chain compromise. The severity of these threats varies. For example, the radiation environment in which satellites operate is inherently harsh. However, advances in materials science and satellite design have...
February 2016
How to Build Planets
... inner disc drains on to the star, leaving the remaining gas at risk from direct illumination by UV radiation from the star. This radiation subsequently burns through the outer disc removing all remaining gas, providing a constraint on the...
March 2016
Resource Prospector – a Lunar Pathfinder
... still automatically require MilSpec parts as a default. Space missions which will endure long exposure to radiation will likely still require radiation-hardened or ‘Rad Hard’ parts; however, if you have a limited-life mission, or can protect your...
