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How to Protect Humans From Cosmic Rays on a Long Journey
cosmic rays are particles that are accelerated to enormous velocities. Astronomers aren't still 100% sure what causes them, but it's believed like they're coming from supernova or accretion disks around black holes. When one of those things hits your body, it passes right through and just shatters any DNA that it happens to hit. And over time, shattered DNA has a tendency to turn into cancer. So really you need about one meter thick of water or rock in between you and space.
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