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Wednesday, 21 January 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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Silver
Silver occurs in nature in its native form (a rare mineral consisting mainly of metallic silver), along with sulfur, arsenic, antimony and chlorine.
It is also found in the ores: argentite (a rare mineral from the sulfide group), chlorargyrite (a ve ...
lava
Lava is molten or partially molten rock (magma) that has risen to the surface as a result of an eruption.
The hot, molten mass of silicates and aluminosilicates, mixed with oxides and sulfides, with large amounts of water and gases, formed lava as it rose to the surface.
NASA
NASA has been sued for trespassing on Mars.
Three men from Yemen sued NASA in 1997 claiming that the agency trespassed on their property. They based their claim on the fact that Mars was given to them by their ancestors over 3,000 years ago.
Silver
In alternative medicine, the so-called colloidal silver as a remedy for various ailments.
Taking too large doses of such silver may lead to argyrosis, and discoloration of the skin, eyes, and mucous membranes to a blue-gray color, which is an irreversible process.
Aurora
The greatest intensity of auroras occurs at maximum solar activity - this happens every eleven years.
Then you can observe auroras also in Europe.
Tears
Babies can cry for up to three hours a day.
It is their way of communicating their needs, such as hunger, tiredness, or discomfort.
Brain
Involving your brain in activities that involve solving logical problems reduces the likelihood of developing dementia by approximately 63%.
For health reasons, you should therefore perform as many tasks as possible involving the brain. Read ...
Mushrooms
Mycelium are able to communicate with trees, plants.
This communication involves the multidirectional flow of information (in the form of chemical compou ...
lava
One of the main types of flowing lava is "stony rough lava" - aa.
Aa is basaltic lava and is characterized by a rough, jagged surface. It forms rare but large gas bub ...
Cosmos
The development of the universe can be divided into five stages.
The very early universe lasted only a picosecond, during which time the laws of physics that we know today had not yet developed.