Science

Apollo 13 launched on April 11th, 1970, and was forced to cancel the landing on the lunar surface (precisely on the Fra Mauro site), because of the explosion of an oxygen tank.

Mushrooms are of great importance in the development of civilization, due to their key role in the production of bread and wine.

Any astronaut interested in working for NASA has to complete 1 000 hours of flying time.

There are three seas on its surface.

The rate of relapse after treatment ranges from 9 to 52 percent, with many studies reporting a relapse rate of at least 25 percent.

A species of fungus capable of breaking down and digesting polyurethane has been discovered in the Amazon.

The diameter of the Moon is 3474 km, which means it is approximately 1/4 of the diameter of the Earth.

Ganymede's core is composed of iron, which may be partially liquid and is surrounded by a thick mantle made of silicates.

Graphene is an allotrope of carbon consisting of a single layer of atoms arranged in a two-dimensional honeycomb nanostructure (an intermediate-sized structure between microscopic and molecular structures).

Australians prefer to use the more accessible term - "southern lights" instead of Aurora Australis.