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Thursday, 8 October 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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Titan
On October 15th, 1997, the Cassini-Huygens probe was launched towards Saturn, thanks to which Saturn, its rings, Titan, and Enceladus were examined.
The probe reached Saturn on July 1st, 2004, and six months later, on January 14th, 2005, the Huygens ...
Earth
According to analyses, the Earth will be able to support life for another 0.5 to 2.3 billion years.
As hydrogen deposits in the solar core decrease, the star's brightness is expected to increase. In j ...
Tears
The human eye produces up to about 115 liters of tears annually.
Snow
Snowfall has also been observed on Mars.
They were observed by the Phoenix probe. The snow fell from clouds flowing four kilometers above the ...
Snow
Snow accumulates in areas cold enough to remain there seasonally or all the time.
The main areas prone to snow are the Artic, Antarctica, the northern hemisphere, and alpine regions.
Liver
The liver is one of the most essential organs in endocrine balance.
It breaks down hormones, especially estrogen and androgen. Functionality disorder may lead to acne problems or scalp hair loss in men, and menstrual cramps, fluid retention, or lumpy breast in women.
Fungi
Mushrooms are some of the oldest inhabitants of Earth.
Recent evidence suggests that the first fungi evolved on Earth between 715 and 810 million years ago.
Mushrooms
The science that studies fungi is mycology. Mycologists have developed several classification systems for fungi.
A less official classification groups fungi due to: Thallus form - large-fruited fungi and microsco ...
Graphene
Although graphene consists of an element that is abundant on Earth, its production costs are high.
This is a major obstacle to graphene finding mass application in many fields. For now, only small amounts are produced.
Tears
Tears are made up of three layers.
Oily layer–smoothens the tear’s surface and prevents evaporation of other layers Mucous layer–allow ...