{"id":15088915,"date":"2026-04-01T18:48:38","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T22:48:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/astronauts-can-face-nearly-lethal-doses-of-solar-radiation-so-why-launch-artemis-ii-during-the-suns-peak-of-activity-space-scientist-patricia-reiff-explains\/"},"modified":"2026-04-01T19:41:23","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T23:41:23","slug":"astronauts-can-face-nearly-lethal-doses-of-solar-radiation-so-why-launch-artemis-ii-during-the-suns-peak-of-activity-space-scientist-patricia-reiff-explains","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/astronauts-can-face-nearly-lethal-doses-of-solar-radiation-so-why-launch-artemis-ii-during-the-suns-peak-of-activity-space-scientist-patricia-reiff-explains\/","title":{"rendered":"Astronauts can face &#039;nearly lethal doses&#039; of solar radiation \u2014 so why launch Artemis II during the sun&#039;s peak of activity? Space scientist Patricia Reiff explains."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>NASA&#8217;s Artemis II flight around the moon will expose astronauts to space weather. Space scientist Patricia Reiff tells Live Science how solar flares and radiation will impact the lunar mission.<\/p>\n<p class=\"inmi-source\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.livescience.com\/space\/space-exploration\/astronauts-can-face-nearly-lethal-doses-of-solar-radiation-so-why-launch-artemis-ii-during-the-suns-peak-of-activity-space-scientist-patricia-reiff-explains\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Science \u2013 livescience<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NASA&#8217;s Artemis II flight around the moon will expose astronauts to space weather. 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