Cosmic radiation : Science World Report

Feb 18, 2017 04:21 AM EST

Bizarre Experiments To Protect Astronauts In Space From Radiation Exposure

Space researchers across the world are devising effective methods to safeguard astronauts in space from high-energy radiations.

Dec 29, 2016 05:08 AM EST

Disintegration Of Dark Matter Calculated For The First Time

Russian scientists were able to successfully calculate the concentration of dark matter in the universe just after the Bing Bang happened.

Jan 20, 2016 01:24 PM EST

NASA-Funded Balloon Soars To Study The Sun

A scientific balloon, the size of football-field was launched above Antarctica towards the stratosphere where it will study the sun and data on extremely high-energy radiation by solar flares.

Nov 18, 2015 10:30 AM EST

Radiation Blasts Leaves Earth-Like Planets Uninhabitable

In a study researchers found that a large number of earth-like planets are becoming uninhabitable due to harsh amounts of radiation.

Sep 09, 2015 09:47 AM EDT

Magellanic Cloud Images from Space Weren't Painted by Van Gogh

This image may look like something Van Gogh painted, but that's far from the truth. Taken by ESA's Planck satellite, this picture actually shows two Magellanic Clouds, among the nearest companions of our Milky Way galaxy.

Aug 21, 2015 07:34 AM EDT

Particle Physics: Antarctic Detector Confirms Existence of Cosmic Neutrinos

An Antarctic detector has found particles from beyond our galaxy. The detector has found neutrinos that travelled to Earth from space.

May 29, 2015 07:37 AM EDT

New Technique to Calculate Rayleigh Scattering May Reveal the Origins of the Universe

Astrophysicists have created a new method for calculating the effect of Rayleigh scattering on photons, potentially allowing researchers to better understand the formation of the universe.

Apr 20, 2015 08:38 AM EDT

Supervoid Discovered Near Mysterious Cold Spot

A cold cosmic mystery may have been solved. The Cold Spot, which is a larger-than-expected unusually cold area of the sky in the map of radiation leftover from the Big Bang, may finally have an explanation.

Dec 03, 2014 11:37 AM EST

Cosmic Radiation May Not Endanger Space Travelers as Much as Expected

Scientists have conducted an analysis of data from the MATROSHKA experiment, the first comprehensive measurements of long-term exposure of astronauts to cosmic radiation, and have found that the cosmos may be less hostile to space travelers.

Nov 07, 2014 07:34 AM EST

The Cosmic Light of Stray Stars Makes the Universe Brighter Than Expected

Using an experiment carried into space on a NASA suborbital rocket, astronomers have discovered a diffuse cosmic glow that appears to be more light than what's normally produced by known galaxies.

Oct 22, 2014 07:23 AM EDT

Cosmic Rays May Threaten Future Deep-Space Astronaut Missions to Mars

When it comes to sending a man to Mars, NASA is faced with a host of challenges. Now, scientists have found that cosmic rays may threaten future deep-space astronaut missions with hazardous radiation.

Sep 22, 2014 07:31 AM EDT

AMS Experiment Sheds Light on the Flux of Cosmic Rays and Possibly on the Nature of Dark Matter

Understanding cosmic rays is an important part of understanding dark matter. Now, scientists have taken a closer look at these rays, shedding light into the nature of the excess of positrons observed in the flux of cosmic rays.