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 Radiation on Jupiter's moons causes 'strange reactions'

Lab coats on again: By his own admission, Thomas Orlando, based at the Georgia Institute of Technology, deals with "weird chemistry." In fact, the researcher studies chemical processes that are literally out of this world -- reactions occurring on the moons of Jupiter, driven by extreme radiation at ultra-cold temperatures.

Back in 2003,the US Air Force was examining the feasibility of a nuclear-powered version of an unmanned aircraft. The USAF hoped that such a vehicle would be able to "loiter" in the air for months without refuelling, striking at will when a target comes into its sights.

Waiting for the current astronauts’ arrival is an unusual space traveller named Fred. He is orbiting Earth aboard the International Space Station. His job? To keep astronauts safe from space radiation.

Can people go to Mars? Space radiation between Earth and Mars poses a hazard to astronauts. As we speak, NASA scientists are working to find out how dangerous it is out there.

Mars In Just Two Weeks (January 3, 2001) -- Scientists at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev have shown that an unusual nuclear fuel could speed space vehicles from Earth to Mars in as little as two weeks

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