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Using asteroids to protect astronauts in deep space

Posted on March 15, 2017 by Adrian Ruiz

A recent paper published by UCF researchers Leos Pohl and Prof. Dan Britt discussing how asteroid clays could work better than aluminum at protecting astronauts in deep space from radiation has been profiled in a recent article in New Scientist.

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