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Before trips to Mars, we need better protection from cosmic rays

Outside Earth's protection, space travellers will be routinely exposed.

Space

How 2025 became the year of comet: The rise of interstellar 3I/ATLAS, an icy Lemmon and a cosmic SWAN

Highlights from a cometary trio that captured our imaginations.

Space

Barry Manilow to Undergo Surgery for Cancerous Lung Spot: 'No Chemo, No Radiation'

Barry Manilow, 82, announced he will undergo surgery for a cancerous lung spot detected early, avoiding chemotherapy and radiation, and has rescheduled his January tour dates. The entertainer remains optimistic about returning to performance.

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What is the mysterious ‘radiation’ fog blanketing California – and is it dangerous?

The fog pattern is a common one in California’s Central Valley and does not pose any extra risk to human health, researchers say

The Independent UK

Mysterious, irradiated 'scar' in our galaxy points to 2 stars that almost hit the sun

Astronomers traced a mysterious 'scar' of ionized gas around the solar system to two stars that had a close flyby with our sun millions of years ago.

LiveScience

Snakes' mind-bending 'heat vision' inspires scientists to build a 4K imaging system that could one day fit into your smartphone

The human eye can only detect wavelengths in the visible light range, but a new imaging system will let us "see" infrared radiation using smartphones.

LiveScience

Dermatologists Reveal Skin Aging Causes in Hot Climates and Harsh UV Exposure Effects

Dermatologists explain why skin ages faster in hot climates, focusing on skin aging causes, UV exposure effects, and proven ways to slow damage.

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Data centers in space: Will 2027 really be the year AI goes to orbit?

Assuming Google does manage to launch a prototype in 2027, will it simply be a high-stakes technical experiment – or the dawning of a new era?

Space

Harvard's Avi Loeb Suggests 3I/ATLAS Anti-Tail Must 'Contain Something Else'

Harvard's Avi Loeb argues the 3I/ATLAS anti-tail defies solar physics, suggesting the interstellar visitor is not a comet but a technological craft. Read the shocking evidence.

International Business Times UK

How color-changing, bacteria-infused spacesuits could help keep future astronauts safe from space radiation

Like a mood ring, clothing could let future space travelers know when they've been exposed to unsafe levels of radiation.

Space

Fabric which changes colour in response to radiation to be sent into space

It will be launched from one of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rockets in February.

Evening Standard

Scientists discover cosmic 'scar' in interstellar clouds left by a close shave between our sun and 2 intruder stars

"It’s kind of a jigsaw puzzle where all the different pieces are moving."

Space

Scientists debunk mystery of Chernobyl’s ‘blue dogs’ after claims they had ‘mutated due to radiation’

Images of blue dogs in Chernobyl surfaced in October, sparking a range of theories that have since been debunked

The Independent UK

Shield protecting Chernobyl nuclear power plant no longer blocks radiation, IAEA says

The Europe-built multilayered confinement building completed in 2019 was designed to contain the radiation coming from the melted-down nuclear fuel.

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Chornobyl’s radiation protection structure hit by Russia, sparking chaos and prompting dire UN warning

That was probably the dumbest target to hit.

The Independent UK

Chernobyl unable to stop radiation leak after Russian drone strike, UN watchdog warns

The strike pierced the power plant’s outer shell but radiation levels have not increased in the area

International Business Times UK

Chernobyl's Radiation Shield Shows Structural Weakness After Drone Strike, Raising Long-Term Safety Concerns

A 2025 drone strike has compromised the New Safe Confinement structure at Chernobyl, with the IAEA warning the shield no longer guarantees long-term containment.

International Business Times UK

Chernobyl Nuclear Shield Breached: IAEA Confirms Drone Strike Compromises Reactor Safety Dome

A drone strike in February 2025 damaged Chernobyl's New Safe Confinement, compromising its primary safety functions but leaving radiation levels stable and raising concerns about long-term nuclear safety.

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Bombed Chornobyl shelter no longer blocks radiation and needs major repair – IAEA

Drone attack that Ukraine blamed on Russia blew hole in painstakingly erected €1.5bn shield meant to allow for final clean-up of 1986 meltdown site

The Independent UK

Turbulence on New Jersey-bound flight that sent 15 people to hospital may have been caused by cosmic rays from space: professor

Airbus officials blamed the incident on ‘intense solar radiation’ from the sun but an academic believes the cause could come from another galaxy

The Conversation

Worried after sunscreen recalls? Here’s how to choose a safe one

Most of us know sunscreen is a key way to protect areas of our skin not easily covered by clothes from excessive ultraviolet (UV) radiation.

Space

Rare solar flare caused radiation in Earth's atmosphere to spike to highest levels in nearly 20 years, researchers say

Levels of potentially dangerous cosmic radiation in Earth's atmosphere rose to a two-decade high in November after a rare solar super-flare pummeled the planet with high-speed particles from the sun.

International Business Times UK

NASA Under Fire: Is Vital Data On The Mysterious 3I/ATLAS Object Being Withheld?

NASA Under Fire: Is Vital Data On The Mysterious 3I/ATLAS Object Being Withheld? With the interstellar object 3I/ATLAS making its closest pass on 19 December 2025, astronomers are baffled by its million-kilometre 'anti-tail' and strange composition (high CO₂/Nickel).

Evening Standard

Shaka Hislop: Ex-Premier League star reveals battle with 'aggressive' prostate cancer

Former West Ham and Newcastle goalkeeper has received radiation therapy after cancer spread to his pelvic bone

Space

Struck by a cosmic ray: Galactic particles may have forced a passenger jet to make an emergency landing

A cosmic ray from a faraway supernova explosion may have sent a packed passenger jet into free fall in late October, forcing an emergency landing.

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