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Who originally coined the term "supermoon"?
What is the primary astronomical requirement for a new or full moon to be considered a supermoon?
What percentage larger and brighter can a perigean full moon appear compared to the smallest possible full moon?
What atmospheric phenomenon often exaggerates the perceived size of the Moon near the horizon during a supermoon?
What type of tide is associated with a supermoon when the Sun, Earth, and Moon align near perigee?
What is the scientific consensus regarding supermoons triggering major geological events?
Why do claims linking supermoons to increased crime or hospital admissions generally lack scientific validation?
What is the practical countermeasure suggested to combat potential sleep disruption from a bright supermoon?
What is the definition of apogee in the Moon's orbit?
To best observe the subtle visual size difference due to proximity, what observation technique is recommended?
What distinguishes a solar flare from a Coronal Mass Ejection (CME)?
Which group faces the most pronounced danger from direct radiation exposure during solar events?
What causes a geomagnetic storm?
According to current understanding, what is the most certain primary consequence of a significant solar storm impacting Earth?
What specific phenomenon related to geomagnetic storms are scientists examining for subtle biological effects?
Which risk category carries a higher, more demonstrable threat to the average person on the surface?
What factor might be more relevant to sensitive biological systems than the absolute field strength during a storm?
Why is the human nervous system considered potentially sensitive to external electromagnetic noise?
What challenge complicates research linking solar eruptions to subjective mental state changes?
What is required for future observational science to move from correlation to causation regarding human health effects?
What primarily shields people living on the Earth’s surface from the most dangerous components of space weather events?
For Mars missions, what radiation component becomes the dominant concern past the Van Allen belts?
What phenomenon results when highly penetrating GCR heavy ions strike biological tissue unevenly?
What major biological response within the central nervous system is initiated by radiation exposure from heavy ions?
Damage to what specific brain function, essential for learning and memory, involves changes in connections between neurons and support cells like glia?
Which set of astronaut functions relies on an intact frontal cortex and hippocampus and may suffer cognitive impairment from radiation?
What types of countermeasures are required to address physical radiation exposure versus psychological challenges like isolation?
Protons, helium nuclei, and what other particles comprise the high-energy atomic nuclei known as Galactic Cosmic Rays (GCRs)?
What type of radiation are thicker hull materials (passive shielding) proven highly effective against but significantly less effective against GCR heavy ions?
How does the radiation exposure profile during long-duration space travel fundamentally differ from terrestrial radiation therapy regarding dose rate?