According to a radiation weather expert, a stream of high-energy particles from a supernova explosion may have triggered a sudden loss of altitude on a passenger plane. In late October, a JetBlue ...

Beyond better testing, we need better protection. Physical shields seem like the obvious first defense. Hydrogen-rich ...

As a rocket revolution sets the stage for astronauts to explore Mars, advances in bioengineering could help them survive the ...

How common are Earth-like planets in the universe? When I started working on supernova explosions, I never imagined that my ...

Cosmic rays, predominantly high-energy particles originating from outside the Solar System, interact with Earth’s atmosphere to produce a complex radiation environment. This continuous bombardment ...

Hydrogel is something that most of us are familiar with from it being used in contact lenses, burn dressings, and hair gel. In future, it might also be used to shield astronauts from the hazard of ...

What processes other than water and energy could be responsible for creating life on other worlds? This is what a recent study published in the International Journal of Astrobiology hopes to address ...

"It's really not a question of robotic exploration or human exploration," Ehlmann said. "It is an 'and' — it's robotic and ...

Learn more about this mold’s ability to withstand high levels of radiation and how it could prove useful to astronauts ...