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Friday, 3 April 2026
13 facts about Deimos
13 facts about Deimos
A smaller moon of Mars
Deimos is a smaller and more distant Martian moon. Its diameter is only 12.4 km, although it is difficult to talk about the diameter in the case of su ...

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Milky Way
Our galaxy is surrounded by a spherical halo that extends as much as 200.000 light-years from its center.
The halo consists of old stars and globular clusters, and 90 percent of the material it contains is located within a radius of 100.000 light years from the center of the Milky Way.
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Graphene
In diamond, each of carbon’s four valence electrons is involved in the formation of such bonds.
As a result, diamond is a transparent, non-reactive insulator, and graphite is a black conductor, susceptible to chemical modifications.
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Phobos
Phobos was photographed by the following probes: Mariner 7, Mariner 9, Viking 1, Phobos 2, Mars Global Surveyor, Mars Express, and Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.
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Earth
Throughout its history, Earth has had four different atmospheres.
At first, it was surrounded by a primordial atmosphere, which consisted of the remains of proto-plan ...
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Earth
The first man to leave his home planet was Yuri Gagarin.
A two-hour flight by a Soviet astronaut outside the Earth's atmosphere took place in 1961.
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Cosmos
The next stage was the Dark Ages and the formation of large cosmic structures.
This period lasted from 370 thousand to 1 billion years after the Big Bang. During this time, matter ...
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Titan
Several of Titan’s mountains are named for mountains from J. R. R. Tolkien literature (i.e. Moria Montes), and colles (collection of hills) are named after Tolkien’s characters (i.e. Arwen).
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lava
Lava can take many different forms.
Common forms are aa, pahoehoe and pillow lava.
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Aurora
It is believed that the aurora phenomenon may occur on all other extrasolar planets that have a magnetic field and a magnetosphere exposed to stellar winds.
The resolution of the telescopes does not make it possible to capture an image of this phenomenon, but the emission of radio waves accompanying the aurora can be detected using radio telescopes.
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Silver
Pure high-quality silver contains at least 99.9 percent of this metal.
Purity levels above 99.999 percent can also be found.
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15 facts about Ganymede
15 facts about Ganymede
The largest moon in the solar system
Ganymede is a huge moon by solar system standards. It is larger than Pluto and Mercury. Apparently, it was observed with the naked eye in ancient time ...
16 facts about Enceladus
16 facts about Enceladus
An icy world with a liquid ocean beneath the surface
Although the name of the moon comes from the giant Enkelados, who was crushed by Zeus in Sicily, the moon itself is relatively small. Its small size i ...
16 facts about Large Magellanic Cloud
16 facts about Large Magellanic Cloud
It is the largest satellite galaxy of the Milky Way
It owes its name to Ferdinand Magellan, who admired it in the sky during his expeditions around the world. To the naked eye, it can be seen as a faint ...
20 facts about Moon
20 facts about Moon
The only natural satellite of the Earth
We call it the silver globe. It has stimulated human imagination for centuries and was ubiquitous in folk stories and legends. It was only in the seco ...
25 facts about Earth
25 facts about Earth
Our house
Although 4 billion years ago no sane person would have given the Earth a chance to support life, today it is a concentration of countless forms of liv ...
16 facts about Milky Way
16 facts about Milky Way
Our galactic home
A galaxy is a gravitationally connected system of stars, dust, gas, and dark matter. It is estimated that there are almost 3.9 trillion of them in the ...
15 facts about nicotine
15 facts about nicotine
Neurotoxin
Nicotine is a natural insecticide that some plants use to defend themselves against pests. It is also a substance that people use as a stimulant, and ...
22 facts about fungi
22 facts about fungi
Eukaryotic microorganisms
Mushrooms are found all over the world and grow in a wide range of habitats. They can be found in extreme environments such as deserts or areas with h ...
24 facts about silver
24 facts about silver
One of the earliest metals used by humanity
Silver is one of the first metals discovered by man, it has been known since antiquity. The Egyptians valued them more than gold. It was used to make ...
25 facts about Cosmos
25 facts about Cosmos
Space, the final frontier
The cosmos or universe is, by definition, all that has existed, exists, and will exist. It is built by three basic elements: space-time, energy, and t ...
19 facts about graphene
19 facts about graphene
Carbon structure resembling a honeycomb shape
This increasingly popular material, which is a flattened form of carbon arranged in cubic structures, may revolutionize our world and the state of cur ...
13 facts about snow
13 facts about snow
White fluff of the winter landscape
Snow, the white fluff of the winter landscape, is not only one of the most charming atmospheric phenomena but also a small wonder of nature. Falling f ...
21 facts about Anorexia Nervosa
21 facts about Anorexia Nervosa
Serious eating disorder
Anorexia is a mental disorder that affects an increasing number of young people. The problem of this disorder is very complex and is caused by many fa ...
14 facts about lava
14 facts about lava
Molten rock released from inside the Earth
Lava is molten material from the Earth's interior (magma) that has escaped to the surface.It is not identical to magma, its composition is slightly di ...
22 facts about Mushrooms
22 facts about Mushrooms
Fungi
Fungi are found worldwide and grow in a wide range of habitats. They can be found in extreme environments such as deserts or areas with high concentra ...
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