Radiation, Power Inhibit Deep-Space Exploration

Credit: U.S. Energy Department
Limits on the amount of radioactive Plutonium 238 available for nuclear power sources, and on the amount of radiation the human body can withstand beyond Earth's protective magnetic field, are among the stumbling blocks to exploration beyond low Earth orbit. Together, they will hamper both human and...

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