Su'Kal (311)

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How much damage the radiation did for Discovery for the short time it was in the nebula. Now think of the child that was in that nebula with the radiation over 120 years. If the radiation is so intense then how can all the tech and everything last for over 120 years. Thats stupid long time especially when the radiation took out the shields for Discovery for so short time. Shields are based on technology that was failing thanks to the radiation so how it makes sense that anything was alive in that nebula and the tech for the outpost or what ever station or ship the child was onboard.

You forget about the protective aspect of a planet's magnetic field. And though it's not stated we can potentially assume that this planet has a particularly strong one. Couple that with an atmosphere and that may well serve the same protective purposes as Discovery's shields.