Study: Famous Space Weather Train Delay Actually Happened 7 Years Later

According to a study published in the journal Space Weather, an international research team has solved a 178-year-old mystery regarding an 1841 train delay in Exeter, England, determining through archival records that the geomagnetic disturbance actually occurred on October 18, 1848. The finding corrects a longstanding historical timeline of how solar activity impacts human infrastructure. … Read more

AstroRad Vest Reduces Deep-Space Radiation by Up to 60 Percent

In this photo provided by NASA, Helga and Zohar, two female manikins in the Matroshka AstroRad Radiation Experiment

Tested aboard NASA’s uncrewed Artemis I lunar flight in late 2022, the 57-pound AstroRad vest can reduce deep-space radiation exposure by up to 60 percent during severe solar storms, a new study reveals, offering critical protection for future lunar base crews and Mars missions. Artemis I Flight Test Puts Radiation Shielding to the Test Deep-space … Read more