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Space travel might fry your brain, causing permanent learning and memory problems

  • Written by Janet E. Baulch, Project Scientist in Radiation Oncology, University of California, Irvine
Outside Earth's protective atmosphere, there is nothing to shield astronauts from the dangerous cosmic radiation of space. NASA

During the course of a deep space mission, astronauts are routinely in various degrees of peril. Depending on which Hollywood sci-fi thrillers you choose, these intrepid explorers are at the mercy of malicious aliens,...

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