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Artemis I: NASA's Historic Moon Launch Caused More Noise Pollution Than Expected

The audacious mission rumbled the surrounding area more than we knew. That could have had an effect on the launch facility and nearby wildlife.

Inverse

UK Government fails to respond to Faslane radiation breach concerns

THE UK Government has failed to respond to concerns of a serious radiation breach at the home of Trident for three months.

The National (Scotland)

Scientists Proposed a Massive Moon Dust Shield to Combat Climate Change. Could It Really Work?

Solar radiation management, the process of modifying the amount of sunlight that warms the Earth, has been an ongoing topic of early-stage scientific investigation and debate.

Inverse

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Japanese court denies aid sought by Hiroshima atomic bomb survivors’ children

Twenty-eight people whose parents suffered radiation exposure in the Aug. 6, 1945, U.S. atomic attack were trying to force Japan’s central government to include them in the medical support available to survivors.

Chicago Sun-Times

RADIATION RISK: Police call in EPA to help remove radioactive device from burnt-out car

An exclusion zone remains in place and the public have been urged to follow the directions of police and emergency services while HAZMAT crews conduct further testing.

Newcastle Herald

Court denies aid for Hiroshima A-bomb survivors' children

A Japanese court has rejected a damage suit filed by a group of children of Hiroshima atomic bombing survivors seeking government support for medical costs, saying the hereditary impact of radiation exposure is still unknown

The Independent UK

Humans may not be able to live on Mars

Cold, bathed in radiation and far from Earth, life on Mars would strain our mental and bodily limits

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Backers of Mount Gambier radiation clinic hopeful despite SA government funding rejection

Plans for a radiation clinic in this major regional town remain unfunded and now locals want to put pressure on politicians.

ABC News

Astronomers May Be on the Cusp of a “Potentially Revolutionary” Breakthrough

A 3D map of most of the luminous matter in the universe is the goal for the next 50 years or more.

Inverse

Patients with cancer turn to pet therapy

After going through surgery, radiation therapy and chemotherapy, cancer patients not only suffer from the symptoms of cancer but the side effects of the treatments; the physical pain expands into the mental sphere, causing anxiety, stress, discouragement and desperation, said Dr Wirawut Imsamran, deputy director-general of the Department of Medical…

Bangkok Post

What the heck was that radioactive capsule emergency in Western Australia all about?

It began as the scarcely believable tale of a very tiny and very lost radioactive "Tic Tac" in the Australian desert, and ended up a planet-sized news story.

ABC News

Cornwall space launch: why launching rockets from UK soil can benefit industry and security

Having the capability to launch satellites from UK soil has been a long time coming. The recent attempted launch from Cornwall did not succeed, despite high hopes.

The Conversation

Radioactive capsule in WA has been found, but what happens when one is picked up instead?

After a frantic six-day search along a 1,400-kilometre highway, authorities found the tiny radioactive capsule. But what happens when a source isn't found in time?

ABC News

‘Relatively common’: WA’s lost-and-found radioactive capsule not the only missing material around

The tiny capsule that fell out of a Perth-bound truck captured the world’s attention, but experts say hundreds of radioactive sources go missing each year

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Reuters

Australia's radioactive capsule en route to storage as investigation begins

A lost radioactive capsule found after a search along a 1,400 km stretch of the arid Western Australian outback is due to arrive in Perth on Thursday evening as investigators work on piecing together just how it fell from a truck.

ABC News

Staggering recovery of tiny radioactive capsule in Western Australia still leaves many questions unanswered

The Tic Tac-sized radioactive capsule arrives in Perth after its disappearance in Western Australia's outback sparked a frantic search.

Fortune

First pictures released of tiny but deadly radioactive capsule recovered after 'relentless' search of Australian outback

Authorities feared they could be searching for the potentially deadly devise for up to a year.

Daily Mirror

Missing radioactive capsule FOUND after huge search - and it's the size of a pea

The miniscule capsule, which measures 8mm by 6mm, contains cauesium - which is commonly used in radiation gauges and emits dangerous emissions at the equivalent of undergoing 10 X-rays in an hour. It could cause skin burns and even cancer

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The Conversation

People with light skin are at higher risk of skin cancer. How to reduce sun exposure

Most skin cancers are caused by too much exposure to the sun – specifically solar ultraviolet (UV) radiation or rays. These can damage the cells in the skin and cause them to mutate. This causes skin cancer. Melanoma is the most fatal kind of skin cancer.

Al Jazeera

Dangerous missing radioactive capsule found in Australia

Emergency Services say they have ‘quite literally found the needle in the haystack’ after nearly a week-long search.

The Guardian - AU

Tiny radioactive capsule lost in Australian outback found by side of 1,400km stretch of road

Coin-sized radioactive device, missing for more than two weeks in WA, posed a significant public health risk

The New Daily

WA authorities find radioactive capsule on side of highway

The tiny radioactive capsule that sparked a massive hunt has been found just south of Newman in a remote area of Western Australia.

Reuters

Australia aims for bigger fines a week into Outback hunt for radioactive capsule

Authorities in Australia aim to toughen up laws on the mishandling of radioactive material as a search for a hazardous capsule that a mining company lost in the Outback enters a seventh day.

The Conversation

I study how radiation interacts with the environment – and the capsule lost in WA is a whole new ballgame

By now, you’ve probably heard about a tiny radioactive capsule that went missing from the back of a truck somewhere in Western Australia. Inside is a small but dangerous amount of Caesium-137, a radioactive chemical element that can harm both people and nature.

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Video Shows Abandoned Sports Cars In Japan's Fukushima Exclusion Zone

Radiation makes classics like a Honda S2000, Nissan Skyline, and an air-cooled Porsche 911 Carrera 964 worthless and dangerous.

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