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Wednesday, 26 August 2026

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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Titan

In June 2027, NASA plans to send a Dragonfly mission to Titan.

It is to reach the surface of the moon in 2036 and, among other things, analyze the organic compound ...

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Milky Way

It is almost as old as our Universe.

Its age is estimated at 13.6 ± 0.8 billion years, so it may be only 100 million years younger than the Universe.

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Titan

Its surface is highly geologically diverse.

It is covered in lighter and darker areas: seas, lakes, bays, islands, rivers, canals, mountain ridges, valleys, fjords, and dunes.

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Graphene

Graphene is an allotrope of carbon consisting of a single layer of atoms arranged in a two-dimensional honeycomb nanostructure (an intermediate-sized structure between microscopic and molecular structures).

Allotropy is the phenomenon of the existence of different varieties of the same chemical element in ...

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lava

Magma is found not only under the Earth's surface.

It has also been found on other rocky planets (Mercury, Venus, Mars) and some natural satellites (moons).

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Titan

It can hide life beneath its surface.

While its surface may be barren, it is likely that beneath its icy surface there may be an ocean tha ...

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Ganymede

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

These layers alternate. The surface of the moon consists of hard ice several kilometers thick.

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Aurora

Auroras are not only present on our planet.

They were observed on all the giant planets in the solar system: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune.

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Nicotine

Nicotine may have a therapeutic effect in patients with neurodegenerative brain diseases.

This is because nicotine affects not only acetylcholine but also other neurotransmitters, especially ...

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Titan

The closest Cassini’s flight around Titan took place at an altitude of 880 km on June 21st, 2010.

Its aim was to check if Titan has its own magnetic field. As it turned out, it does not have a clear ...

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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 ...