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Re:Scientists found genetic mutations in every astronaut blo... by JumpCrisscross on Friday September 09, 2022 @12:56PM (#32781793)
> in space, is the direction where radiation comes from distributed evenly, is all radiation coming from one direction, or something else?

Mostly directionally from the Sun. Reflected radiation comes from the reflection surface. Cosmic background from dark sky (which isn’t all directions if you’re near a blocking body).

That said, the point of these studies is to measure how much damage which kinds of radiation cause. So short answer, we’re not sure. (But probably the Sun.)

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Re:Scientists found genetic mutations in every astronaut blo... by amelius on Friday September 09, 2022 @01:12PM (#32782046)
Ok.

Now I'm wondering, if you go from the space ship, say 1000 km into the direction of the Sun, and then somehow apply a very small force to the radiation, would it be possible to make the radiation go past the space ship?

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Re:Scientists found genetic mutations in every astronaut blo... by JumpCrisscross on Friday September 09, 2022 @01:14PM (#32782090)
> then somehow apply a very small force to the radiation, would it be possible to make the radiation go past the space ship

For charged particles, yes. This is how the earth’s magnetic field [1] protects us.

[1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth%27s_magnetic_field#Mag...

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