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Originally Posted by Robonaut
I'm wondering, though, at what distance from the Sun do solar storms cease being dangerous to astronauts?
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1.732245395 billion miles. Within that distance, they're toast, not only from the massive genetic damage, but burned to a crisp, literally.
But at 1.8 billion miles, it's like sipping lemonade on a warm Sunday afternoon...
Ok. That's an exaggeration. In reality, it would depend on the strength of the solar storm, which vary widely.
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If astronauts were orbiting one of the outer planets, would a solar storm still present a serious risk of radiation exposure?
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It could, if the storm were strong enough, though it's less likely that far out.