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"Shields up!" An interesting look at real-life active-shielding technologies for spacecraft. (arstechnica.com)

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

I always wondered why spacecraft couldn't be wrapped in magnetic coils (with the pressurized volume like the center of a solenoid) to duplicate the effects of Earth's magnetic field. Looks like it is possible but was not practical until recently.

Good read!