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Nasa’s Orion spacecraft ‘safe for lunar astronauts exposed to harmful radiation’

Nasa’s Orion spacecraft ‘safe for lunar astronauts exposed to harmful radiation’

Chronic exposure to radiation can cause delayed medical problems such as cancer and premature ageing, which may happen over a long period of time

Wed, 18 Sep, 2024

Skymatters: March is a good month to catch views of the planets Venus and Jupiter

Skymatters: March is a good month to catch views of the planets Venus and Jupiter

Dr Niall Smith looks to the stars for the Spring

Mon, 06 Mar, 2023

NASA Moon Rocket

Nasa’s Orion capsule splash-lands in ‘textbook’ return to Earth from the Moon

Nasa’s Orion capsule has splash-landed in the Pacific after completing a 2. 25 million km (1. 4 million mile) test flight to orbit the Moon, paving the way for the next generation of manned lunar missions.

Sun, 11 Dec, 2022

Nasa’s Orion capsule set for splashdown on Earth after moon mission

Nasa’s Orion capsule set for splashdown on Earth after moon mission

The uncrewed capsule, which is designed to carry astronauts, is set to splash down in the Pacific Ocean near Guadalupe Island at 5.40pm GMT on December 11

Sat, 10 Dec, 2022

Go on a space trip to Orion with this nifty photography

Go on a space trip to Orion with this nifty photography

Probably the most interesting time-lapse video you'll see

Wed, 29 Jan, 2014