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January 4, 2013 03:45 pm PST
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How space radiation hurts astronauts
NASA image of the Crab Nebula, a remnant of a supernova. Scientists think that Galactic Cosmic Radiation comes from places like this. Space is full of radiation. It's impossible to escape. Imagine standing in the middle of a dust storm, with bits of gravel constantly swirling around you, whizzing by, pinging against your skin. That's [...]Original Link: http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/pfuRdFd2FYY/how-space-radiation-hurts-astr.html
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