Article: New physics study findings reported from Tor Vergata University.

According to recent research published in the New Journal of Physics, "Interactions between ionizing radiation in space and brain functions, and the related risk assessments, are among the major concerns when programming long permanence in space, especially when outside the protective shield of the Earth's magnetosphere. The light flashes (LF) observed by astronauts in space, mostly when dark adapted, are an example of these interactions; investigations in space and on the ground showed that these effects can originate with the action of ionizing radiation in the eye."

"Recent findings from ALTEA, an interdisciplinary and multiapproach program devoted to the ...

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