These high-energy particles in space make up what are known as the Van Allen radiation belts ... and is relatively stable over time. The outer radiation belt, about three times farther away ...

The idea of an “antimatter” or negative matter has been around for over 100 years ... is another possible source though: the Van Allen radiation belt, a ring of charged particles around ...

as it passes through through the Van Allen radiation belt, but Earth's magnetic field still provides significant protection. The shielding is crucial, as NASA aims to limit astronauts' increased ...

South Atlantic Anomaly hosts high radiation levels because Earth’s largest inner Van Allen radiation belt maintains its minimum surface distance at this geographic region. The anomaly point weakens ...

Radiation levels aboard the ISS are higher than on the ground, as it passes through through the Van Allen radiation belt, but Earth's magnetic field still provides significant protection. The ...

They sit in a toroidal or donut shape around the planet but the mysteries about what gives Van Allen’s belts their shape is one of the big questions still being researched today. Another big ...