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Wednesday, 10 December 2025

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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Fungi

In the past, mushrooms were considered a part of the plant world, a group of fungi.

It was suggested that they had a limited ability to move, their type of growth, and their morphologi ...

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Deimos

The composition of Deimos is very similar to that of C- and D-type asteroids.

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Graphene

Already in the 19th century, scientists speculated that graphite was composed of layers.

This was only proven through research at the beginning of the 20th century, In 1947, the first theor ...

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Cosmos

We are currently living in the fourth stage of the universe’s development.

It resembles the one 12.8 billion years ago and will continue to look like this for the next billions of years.

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Earth

Depending on the classification, there are five to seven continents on Earth.

According to the most common division, there are Europe, Asia, North America, South America, Africa, ...

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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 ...

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Earth

The Earth has the only natural satellite - the Moon.

The moon is relatively large for a natural satellite. Its diameter is approximately ¼ the diameter of the Earth. It orbits the Earth at an average distance of 384.400 km.

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Nicotine

Nicotine was observed to fight gastrointestinal parasites.

Pygmies are said to be the most addicted to nicotine. In the Aka tribe living in central Africa, alm ...

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Nicotine

Nicotine is well absorbed through the skin.

This fact is used in the fight against smoking addiction by using patches soaked in it. There are ca ...

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Snow

Snow is composed of ice crystals.

Each crystal is transparent, like ice. Light is reflected and scattered at the interface between the ...

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15 facts about Ganymede

The largest moon in the solar system

Ganymede is a huge moon by solar system standards. It is larger than Pluto and Mercury. Apparently, it was observed with the naked eye in ancient time ...

16 facts about Enceladus

An icy world with a liquid ocean beneath the surface

Although the name of the moon comes from the giant Enkelados, who was crushed by Zeus in Sicily, the moon itself is relatively small. Its small size i ...

16 facts about Large Magellanic Cloud

It is the largest satellite galaxy of the Milky Way

It owes its name to Ferdinand Magellan, who admired it in the sky during his expeditions around the world. To the naked eye, it can be seen as a faint ...

20 facts about Moon

The only natural satellite of the Earth

We call it the silver globe. It has stimulated human imagination for centuries and was ubiquitous in folk stories and legends. It was only in the seco ...

25 facts about Earth

Our house

Although 4 billion years ago no sane person would have given the Earth a chance to support life, today it is a concentration of countless forms of liv ...

16 facts about Milky Way

Our galactic home

A galaxy is a gravitationally connected system of stars, dust, gas, and dark matter. It is estimated that there are almost 3.9 trillion of them in the ...

15 facts about nicotine

Neurotoxin

Nicotine is a natural insecticide that some plants use to defend themselves against pests. It is also a substance that people use as a stimulant, and ...

22 facts about fungi

Eukaryotic microorganisms

Mushrooms are found all over the world and grow in a wide range of habitats. They can be found in extreme environments such as deserts or areas with h ...

24 facts about silver

One of the earliest metals used by humanity

Silver is one of the first metals discovered by man, it has been known since antiquity. The Egyptians valued them more than gold. It was used to make ...

25 facts about Cosmos

Space, the final frontier

The cosmos or universe is, by definition, all that has existed, exists, and will exist. It is built by three basic elements: space-time, energy, and t ...

19 facts about graphene

Carbon structure resembling a honeycomb shape

This increasingly popular material, which is a flattened form of carbon arranged in cubic structures, may revolutionize our world and the state of cur ...

13 facts about snow

White fluff of the winter landscape

Snow, the white fluff of the winter landscape, is not only one of the most charming atmospheric phenomena but also a small wonder of nature. Falling f ...

21 facts about Anorexia Nervosa

Serious eating disorder

Anorexia is a mental disorder that affects an increasing number of young people. The problem of this disorder is very complex and is caused by many fa ...

14 facts about lava

Molten rock released from inside the Earth

Lava is molten material from the Earth's interior (magma) that has escaped to the surface.It is not identical to magma, its composition is slightly di ...

22 facts about Mushrooms

Fungi

Fungi are found worldwide and grow in a wide range of habitats. They can be found in extreme environments such as deserts or areas with high concentra ...