Results for "Environmental Science"

How Earth's Magnetic Shield Blocks Galactic Cosmic Rays Near the Moon

Data from the Chang'E-4 lunar lander reveals that Earth's magnetic field creates a cavity of reduced radiation near the Moon. This natural shield could protect astronauts on future lunar missions by providing a safer zone from deep-space radiation.

By Shang, Liu, Xu, Yue, Guo, Xiao, Shi, Wimmer-Schweingruber, Guo, Degeling, Rankin, Tian, Zong, Han, Park, Wang, Liu, Fu, Zhai, Chen, Ni, Chen