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Saturday, 9 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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Brain
Brain cells are produced throughout life.
Until the publication of research on neurogenesis in 2018, it was assumed that the process of creating neurons ends in childhood.
NASA
In 1997, NASA, in collaboration with ESA and ASI (Italy), launched the Cassini-Huygens space-research mission.
Commonly referred to as Cassini, its goal was to study Saturn, its rings, and natural satellites. Ca ...
Nicotine
Nicotine is well absorbed through the skin.
This fact is used in the fight against smoking addiction by using patches soaked in it. There are ca ...
Earth
Due to the Earth's rotation, the diameter of the equator is 43 km larger than the polar diameter.
The Earth is therefore a slightly flattened ball - this shape is called a geoid.
Aurora
The aurora is an inseparable element of the polar regions.
It occurs in high latitudes, mainly beyond the Arctic Circle. It also happens, however, that under favorable conditions, it can be observed around the 50th parallel.
Earth
The length of the day on Earth is constantly increasing.
In the first million years of the Earth's existence, the day lasted only four hours. From the very b ...
Moon
The Moon moves around the Earth in an ellipse with an eccentricity of 0.0554, therefore its distance from the Earth varies from 363.104 km to 405.696 km.
The moment of maximum approach to the Earth is called perigee and the moment of greatest distance is called apogee.
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 ...
Earth
Depending on the classification, there are five to seven continents on Earth.
According to the most common division, there are Europe, Asia, North America, South America, Africa, ...
Tears
Tears are made up of three layers.
Oily layer–smoothens the tear’s surface and prevents evaporation of other layers Mucous layer–allow ...