NASA Astronauts Exposed to Radiation

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Stranded NASA astronauts enduring frightening levels of radiation

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Astronauts Sunita Williams and Barry Wilmore have been stuck on the ISS for three months .

They won't return to Earth until February 2025 at the earliest, and will have spent at least eight months in space and risked radiation exposure roughly equivalent to 310 to 630 chest x-rays.

Doses of radiation at that level increase long-term risk of cancer, cardiovascular disease and central nervous system damage, according to NASA .

Space radiation is made up of particles trapped in the Earth 's magnetic field, particles shot into space during solar flares, and galactic cosmic rays.

The ISS is located in low- Earth orbit, which means it receives some protection from space radiation thanks to the planet's magnetosphere.

However, the ISS passes through areas of trapped radiation in their orbit.

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