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1,500 Magnets Could Form a Power-Free Radiation Shield for Astronauts

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A 0.37-square-meter panel built from about 1,500 neodymium permanent magnets could deflect roughly 20% of low-energy solar protons while drawing no spacecraft power, the researchers estimate. The concept is still in feasibility testing, and…

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1,500 Magnets Could Form a Power-Free Radiation Shield for Astronauts
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1,500 Magnets Could Form a Power-Free Radiation Shield for Astronauts

A 0.37-square-meter panel built from about 1,500 neodymium permanent magnets could deflect roughly 20% of low-energy solar protons while drawing no spacecraft power, the researchers estimate. The concept is still in feasibility testing, and…

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