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Mould from Chernobyl nuclear reactor tested as radiation shield on ISS

24 July 2020

A radiation-absorbing fungus discovered in Chernobyl blocked harmful cosmic rays on the International Space Station and may help protect future Mars colonies

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Mould from Chernobyl nuclear reactor tested as radiation shield on ISS

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