Is the Solar Radiation from a star as damaging as that from a nuclear blast etc.?

Question

Is the radiation from a star, say if you were able to get anywhere near a Hypergiant (100 times mass of sun) that emits radiation capable of causing cancer or other abverse affects as the radiation from a nuclear blast or are they totally different radiation forms?

Answer 1

yes there are just is damaging as long as you are in the same proxsilaty a nuclear bomb is just like making a star on earth for a Milli second.

Answer 2

Gamma rays or gamma-ray (denoted as γ) are forms of electromagnetic radiation (EMR) or light emissions of a specific frequency produced from sub-atomic particle interaction, such as electron-positron annihilation and radioactive decay; most are generated from nuclear reactions occurring within the interstellar medium of space.

Gamma rays are generally characterized as EMR, having the highest frequency and energy, and also the shortest wavelength, within the electromagnetic radiation spectrum. Due to their high energy content, they are able to cause serious damage when absorbed by living cells.

The gamma rays are the most dangerous form of radiation emitted by a nuclear explosion because of the difficulty in stopping them. Gamma-rays are not stopped by the skin.

They can induce DNA alteration by interfering with the genetic material of the cell. DNA double-strand breaks are generally accepted to be the most biologically significant lesion by which ionizing radiation causes cancer and hereditary disease.

A study done on Russian nuclear workers exposed to external whole-body gamma radiation at high cumulative doses shows the link between radiation exposure and death from leukemia, lung, liver, skeletal and other solid cancers.

Alongside radiation, gamma-rays also produce thermal burn injuries and induce an immunosuppressive effect.

About 5% of the energy released in a nuclear air burst is in the form of ionizing radiation: neutrons, gamma rays, alpha particles, and electrons moving at incredible speeds, but with different speeds that can be still far away from the speed of light (alpha particles). The neutrons result almost exclusively from the fission and fusion reactions, while the initial gamma radiation includes that arising from these reactions as well as that resulting from the decay of short-lived fission products.

To understand the difference between gamma radiation (planet size emition) to nuclear ionizing radiation it is really the same. The only difference is the amount of energy produced. Although we think a atomic bomb is big it is nothing compared to the amount of energy a sun or planet or some other cosmic force can produce. To answer your question yes all ionizing radiation is dangerous.

Answer 3

The radiation from all the stars and nuclear explosion have same effect causing skin cancer,boils& death but if nuclear explosion u r talking about if it is fission it can leave long lasting radioactive waste causing radition harm for future & causing genitic deformity.

Answer 4

yup,they are not exaclty same,depend upon the nuclear reaction,whether it is fission or fusion,but rays from both the source are very harm,and they cause cancer and even burn the skin and they leave the bubbles on your skin.havn't you seen the images from Atomic bomb attack happened during WW-2.

Answer 5

More so.

OUr own sun can be fatal even if you are exposed just above our protective atmosphere. You don't have to go any closer than we already are.

Answer 6

if you go above the earth's atmosphere with no protection at all, you're gonna be incinerated. you don't have to be close.

Answer 7

yes