Since nearby supernovas can boost the radiation levels experienced by Earth by several orders of magnitude, it's reasonable ...

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A surprising new study suggests the intense radiation from active galactic nuclei from a black hole might support life ...

Thank you, taxpayers." Radiation levels aboard the ISS are higher than on the ground, as it passes through through the Van Allen radiation belt, but Earth's magnetic field still provides significant ...

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Last year was the hottest year on record, the top 10 hottest years were all in the past decade and planet-heating carbon ...

New research reveals that high-energy radiation from active galactic nuclei could foster life on distant planets by ...

The Fram2 mission will fly astronauts over the North and South poles – a unique trajectory that Houston researchers will use ...

Recreating Earth's oxygen-free atmosphere in the Archean, they found that the radiation would all but preclude life from developing. But as oxygen levels rose, nearing modern levels, Earth's ozone ...