Science Buddies: "Ask an Expert"

Hello, I'm Tiam.
My high school project in astronomy is about protecting astronauts on Mars from cosmic rays. I have a few ideas for astronaut costumes satellites that are a bit vague for me. In my research, I learned that chitin is a resistant polymer that exists in the body of scorpions and cockroaches, and on the other hand, cockroaches and scorpions are creatures that do not die after a nuclear explosion. I want to know that is chitin that resistant? How can it be used in this context?

Hello,
I feel like this may be close to impossible to figure out because of the fact that you cannot simulate a nuclear explosion. A good idea would be to compare the animals with an animal that would not survive a nuclear explosion and try to infer what similarities are seen in the two animals that aren't seen in the third. This will help you determine or sat least narrow down your search.