Could Chernobyl really be the key to colonization of Mars? 🍄 engineering
, it becomes obvious very fast that the distance is not the only hindrance, since protecting astronauts from the deadly cosmic rays is a pretty imminent issue. Such ambitious cosmic journeys require smart solutions.
And some fungi, it seems. While it may sound like a sci-fi movie scenario, building shields using a radiation-absorbing fungus that grows close to the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant might be the idea that scientists have been waiting for so long.
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