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Monday, 17 August 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
The results of the study of data provided by the Cosmic Dust Analyzer spectrometer on board the Cassini spacecraft showed that among the material fired by Enceladus' geysers, there are organic compounds that create amino acids.
Fungi
Mycelium can communicate with trees and plants.
This communication involves a multidirectional flow of information (in the form of chemical compound ...
Earth
In terms of size, the Earth ranks fifth among the planets in the solar system.
The equatorial radius of the Earth is 6.378,137 km.
Cosmos
The largest mountain in the Solar System is Olympus Mons.
This extinct volcano rises above the Martian surface to a height of about level. The diameter of the ...
Tears
Basal tears production drops with age.
Especially common for women, it is a result of hormonal changes after menopause.
Mushrooms
There are mushrooms that hunt animals.
An example of such a mushroom is the oyster mushroom. When it lacks protein, it hunts nematodes by f ...
Fungi
A mushroom called Entoloma hochstetteri is a mushroom with a blue, fruiting body.
His image appears on the back of the 2002 New Zealand $50 banknote.
NASA
In 1998, NASA, in collaboration with Roscosmos (Russia), ESA (Europe), CSA (Canada), and JAXA (Japan), launched the first component of the International Space Station (ISS).
The ISS program evolved from the 1980s Space Station Freedom program. The first long-term residents ...
Large Magellanic Cloud
The next description of the galaxy appeared in Amerigo Vespucci's writings on his third expedition. He observed the object in the years 1503 - 1504.
Aurora
Auroras are caused by magnetic storms in the Sun.
Huge amounts of high-energy charged particles (mainly protons and electrons) are then ejected from t ...