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Sunday, 25 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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Enceladus
There are geyser-like fissures on the surface of Enceladus that eject streams of water vapor and dust into its atmosphere at speeds of about 400 m/s.
The ejected material rises to an altitude of 1500 km above the moon's surface.
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Large Magellanic Cloud
It is located approximately 163.000 light-years from the Milky Way.
The measurement error from 2013 is 2.2 percent.
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Milky Way
It is located in the Local Group of Galaxies.
It is an area spanning 10 million light years and located in the Laniakea supercluster. We do not kn ...
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Phobos
It is the closest orbiting moon in the Solar System.
It orbits Mars faster than it rotates, completing an orbit in 7 hours and 39 minutes.
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Moon
The diameter of the Moon is 3474 km, which means it is approximately 1/4 of the diameter of the Earth.
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NASA
NASA employs over 17,000 people.
Its HQ—Mary W. Jackson—is located in Washington, D.C.
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Milky Way
Although not every galaxy has a supermassive black hole at its center, there is one in the center of the Milky Way.
This region, called Sagittarius A*, is a very bright and compact radio source with a mass of 3.7 million solar masses and a diameter of approximately 44 million kilometers.
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Brain
Physical activity is equally important for the proper functioning of the brain, as it helps to create new nerve connections.
Medium-intensity aerobic exercise is considered the most effective.
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Phobos
Phobos was photographed by the following probes: Mariner 7, Mariner 9, Viking 1, Phobos 2, Mars Global Surveyor, Mars Express, and Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.
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Cosmos
The final stage – the death of the cosmos as we know it.
There will eventually come a point in the history of the universe when new stars will stop forming. ...
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15 facts about Ganymede
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 ...
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