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A new moon radiation measurement may help determine health risks to astronauts

Radiation exposure from two months on the moon is equivalent to roughly five months on the ISS

photograph of China’s Chang'e-4 lunar lander on the moon

A detector on China’s Chang'e-4 lunar lander, photographed from the Yutu-2 rover, has now measured radiation levels on the moon.

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By Aayushi Pratap

- More than 2 years ago

A two-month stint on the moon would expose astronauts to roughly the same amount of radiation as they would get living on the International Space Station for five months, according to new measurements from the lunar surface.