Shielding astronauts from cosmic rays, and planning the end of fossil fuels

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Jan 29, 202638:39Religion & Spirituality

First up on the podcast, how do we protect astronauts when they leave the shelter of Earth’s protective magnetic fields and face the slow, constant bombardment of space radiation? Freelance science journalist Elie Dolgin...

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