No one expects spacetravel to be risk-free, but we’re just beginning to learn how harsh the universe can be outside our little bubble of atmosphere. A new analysis of conditions on the moon much higher levels of radiation than expected. The Chinese-German team claims the lunar surface is so unsafe that humans will be unable to spend long periods of time there. That could certainly complicate NASA’s plans for a long-term lunar presence.
NASA took radiation measurements on the moon back in the 1960s and 1970s during the Apollo missions. Those readings proved that astronauts could spend a few days on the surface ... Read even more
