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Saturday, 19 September 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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Liver
It carries out over 500 vital functions, of which approximately 200 are performed simultaneously.
Cosmos
The smallest galaxy discovered so far is Segue 2, located adjacent to the Milky Way.
It is 114.000 light years away from us and is approaching at a speed of 40 km/s towards us. It is ma ...
Mushrooms
Most fungi develop as hyphae, which are cylindrical, filamentous structures 2-10 µm in diameter and up to a few centimeters long.
The hyphae branch, merge, which leads to the formation of mycelium, which is an interconnected netwo ...
NASA
The historical landing was a part of the Apollo 11 mission.
On July 20th, 1969, Neil Armstrong walked on the lunar surface as the first human in history. Edwin ...
Aurora
Auroras are caused by magnetic storms in the Sun.
Huge amounts of high-energy charged particles (mainly protons and electrons) are then ejected from t ...
NASA
In 1998, NASA, in collaboration with Roscosmos (Russia), ESA (Europe), CSA (Canada), and JAXA (Japan), launched the first component of the International Space Station (ISS).
The ISS program evolved from the 1980s Space Station Freedom program. The first long-term residents ...
Moon
The other side of the Moon is called the far side, not the "dark side" as some say, because each part of our satellite is darkened for exactly the same period.
Tears
An excessive amount of tears often called pathological crying or laughing, may be an indication of a brain disease or Alzheimer’s disease.
Silver
The use of silver is very wide, mainly as a precious metal.
925 silver alloyed with copper is used to make jewelry, dishes and cutlery, medals, and musical inst ...
Phobos
Phobos was discovered by Asaph Hall on August 18th, 1877, through a telescope at the United States Naval Observatory, Washington, D.C.
Phobos was not the first moon to be discovered by Hall. He discovered its twin, Deimos, on August 12th, 1877.