Van Allen radiation belt
zone of energetic charged particles around the planet Earth
Episodes
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#5794: Starfish Prime: When the US Nuked SpaceIn 1962, the US detonated a 1.4-megaton warhead 400 km above the Pacific. The sky turned green for 90 minutes. -
#5717: What It Takes to Land on the Moon AgainArtemis II flew by the Moon in 2026. Artemis IV plans to land in 2028. The gap between those two missions is enormous.