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Monday, 20 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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NASA
It is estimated that NASA has sent over 2000 animals into space.
Apart from "Ham the Astrochimp," the agency sent insects, rats, pigs, jellyfish, spiders, and rabbits.
Nicotine
Research shows that nicotine (cigarette smoking) may protect against the early stages of Alzheimer's disease.
Under the influence of nicotine, patients become aroused, have better memory and greater motor skill ...
Graphene
Carbon is capable of creating many allotropes due to its valence.
In nature, it occurs in large quantities in basically only three allotropic varieties: graphite, dia ...
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.
Mushrooms
A species of fungus capable of breaking down and digesting polyurethane has been discovered in the Amazon.
The species is called Pestalotiopsis microspora. Its ability to degrade polyurethane was discovered ...
Amber
It has been used in jewelry since 13,000 BC.
Silver
It is a silvery-white metal.
Its color misled gold seekers who, finding a gold nugget combined with a silvery metal, were mistake ...
Deimos
Deimos is suspected to be a stray asteroid that was directed towards Mars by Jupiter's gravitational field.
Ganymede
In the future, the European Space Agency plans to explore the moon during the Jupiter Icy Moon Explorer (JUICE) mission.
It was launched on 14 April 2023, and is expected to reach Ganymede in December 2034.
Mushrooms
Mycelium may become visible to the naked eye, for example, on various surfaces and substrates such as damp walls or spoiled food.
Myceliums grown on solid substrates are referred to as colonies. Some individual colonies can reach ...