Van Allen Radiation Belts

ScienceCasts: The Radiation Belt Storm Probes Visit science nasa gov for more Most spacecraft try to avoid the Van Allen Belts two doughnut shaped regions around Earth filled with killer electrons This morning NASA launched two heavily shielded...Van Allen Belts.

How Radio Waves Could Help Clear the Way to Space There is an invisible shell of radiation surrounding our planet that can wipe out satellites and could endanger future explorers One possible solution to this problem Good old fashioned radio waves...Demonstration And Science Experiment.

NASA Premieres ‘Trial By Fire’ video on Orion’s Flight Test As the flight test of NASA s Orion spacecraft nears the agency released Oct 8 a video detailing the spacecraft s test and the critical systems engineers will evaluate during the Dec 4 flight Orion is...Trial By Fire.

NASA Now: Solar Radiation and Earth Meet Gary Fleming chief engineer for NASAâ s Clouds and Earth Radiant Energy System at NASAâ s Langley Research Center in Hampton Va CERES instruments help us understand how clouds influence Earths...Nasa Explorer Schools.

Why Space Over South America is Deadly for Satellites Theres a region of Earths atmosphere known as the South Atlantic Anomaly and it s one of the most dangerous near Earth areas of space both for satellites and humans Hosted by Reid Reimers SciShow has...South Atlantic Anomaly.

How Cosmic Rays Make Astronauts See Stars Some astronauts have reported the same specific symptoms they see mysterious flashes of light out of the corner of their eyes What causes those bizarre phenomena and how does it affect astronauts...How Cosmic Rays Make Astronauts See Stars.