Science

Phobos craters are named after astronomers who contributed to the study of the moon, and characters and locations from Jonathan Swift's “Gulliver’s Travels.”

It is highly likely that no two snowflakes exist and have never existed exactly alike.

The moon's mantle is surrounded by layers of ice and salty liquid water.

The smallest galaxy discovered so far is Segue 2, located adjacent to the Milky Way.

Pure high-quality silver contains at least 99.9 percent of this metal.

In addition to the stellar halo, our galaxy is also surrounded by a halo made of hot gas, which is much more extensive than the stellar halo.

The second Crew Dragon mission, SpaceX Crew-2, set the record for the longest spaceflight by the U.S. after spending 200 days in orbit.

Most of the dunes are located near the equator.

During Cassini's flyby on July 14, 2005, the spacecraft found an icy volcano on the moon's south pole.

Mushrooms are of great importance in the development of civilization, due to their key role in the production of bread and wine.