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Saturday, 16 May 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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Milky Way
The disk of dark matter surrounding the Milky Way is about 2 million light-years in diameter.
It interacts with visible matter only gravitationally and remains invisible and undetectable in any other way. It is estimated that 90 percent of the mass of the Milky Way is dark matter.
NASA
Since 2017, NASA, in collaboration with ESA, JAXA, and CSA, has been working on the Artemis program.
The program aims to reestablish a human presence on the Moon with the usage of the Space Launch Syst ...
Phobos
Phobos was discovered by Asaph Hall on August 18th, 1877, through a telescope at the United States Naval Observatory, Washington, D.C.
Phobos was not the first moon to be discovered by Hall. He discovered its twin, Deimos, on August 12th, 1877.
Amber
Amber possesses electrostatic properties.
It can produce static electricity when negatively charged by applying friction. Because of that, ancient Greeks named amber “elektron,” which became the basis for the word electricity.
Graphene
Graphene has the potential to replace silicon in many applications.
Graphene can be used to create microprocessors a thousand times more efficient than those we know to ...
Nicotine
Nicotine is also used in the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
The therapy uses patches containing nicotine, which is perfectly absorbed through the skin. Just 45 ...
Earth
Earth is the third planet from the Sun.
It is also the first planet from the sun to have a natural satellite.
Tears
There are three types of tears.
They are: Basal tears (protecting and nourishing cornea) Reflex tears (glands' reaction to irritating compounds, like smoke) Emotional tears (produced in response to various emotional states)
Brain
The human brain is made of two hemispheres separated by a longitudinal furrow
Each of the hemispheres is divided into five lobes: frontal, parietal, temporal, occipital, and marginal.
Anorexia Nervosa
One can speak of anorexia when certain symptoms appear in a person’s behavior.
These include: BMI is equal to or less than 17.5 The presence of a strong fear of getting fat or ob ...