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Tuesday, 21 July 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
It was only in 1610 that Galileo discovered that the Milky Way was made of stars.
Previously, it was believed that it could be part of the Earth's atmosphere or underexposed stars (it was believed that stars shine with light reflected from the Sun) that were in the Earth's shadow.
Enceladus
Enceladus' geysers are the main source of material in Saturn's E ring.
This material also reaches Saturn's atmosphere, where water from the Enceladus eruption can be found.
NASA
In July 1975, NASA launched a joint mission with the Soviet Union, called the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project.
The mission was a symbol of détente during the Cold War. Moreover, it was the last crewed U.S. spaceflight in a space capsule until 2020.
Cosmos
The exact size of the universe cannot be estimated.
We can perceive only the visible region of it (one from which light can move faster than the expandi ...
Silver
Silver is also used in medicine. Its healing properties were already described by Hippocrates.
Its importance in medicine lies in the use of strong antibacterial properties. Before antibiotics were available, silver compounds were used to prevent infections during World War I.
Anorexia Nervosa
Anorexia is the most common among young people and teenagers.
It is most common in girls and young women, although recently the disorder has been increasingly obs ...
Cosmos
After the first period of rapid expansion, the universe began to cool.
As the temperature dropped, subatomic particles and then atoms separated. The universe was filled wi ...
NASA
The Space Shuttle program launched on April 12th, 1981, was the fourth crewed program in NASA's history.
It launched a total of 135 missions and was the first program to reuse a spacecraft. Its main goal w ...
Enceladus
The average density of Enceladus is 1.61 g/cm3.
Liver
It is responsible for blood production in fetal life.