Can astronauts get hurt if they are in space while a space storm is going on?
Yes, astronauts can be injured by the particles that leave the Sun. However, their spacesuits and spaceships absorb most of the harmful radiation. Small rooms with thicker walls will be used as shelters on interplanetary spaceships and at the surfaces of the Moon and Mars when the radiation is predicted to be at dangerous levels. Please visit the Space Radiation Analysis Group at NASA’s Johnson Space Center to see how NASA anticipates and protects the astronauts.
