Collateral damage from cosmic rays increases cancer risks for Mars astronauts
Monday, June 5, 2017 - 14:42
in Astronomy & Space
The cancer risk for a human mission to Mars has effectively doubled following a study predicting a dramatic increase in the disease for astronauts traveling to the red planet or on long-term missions outside the protection of Earth's magnetic field. The new predictive model shows radiation from cosmic rays extends from damaged to otherwise healthy 'bystander' cells.