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What are the Van Allen belts? Learn how these giant rings of charged particles cause problems for astronauts and satellites.

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Cosmic rays' power source has long remained a mystery, yet new research may finally provide the answer to where particle ...

The government hopes to promote public understanding over the reuse of the soil from the decontamination work.

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A recent International Atomic Energy Agency survey of regulatory bodies in over 90 countries found that national regulators are using innovative methods to ensure the safety of radiation sources is ...

Newly developed contact lenses convert invisible infrared radiation into visible colors, effectively giving wearers both ...

Cosmic radiation occasionally contains enormous amounts of energy, but we don’t know why or where this radiation comes from.

Previous models have found clouds fueled by seabird guano in the Arctic do cool the ground, but the study authors say ...