Science

Tuesday, 7 April 2026

Associated with emotions, tears are a product of lacrimal glands, found in the eyes of most terrestrial vertebrates. Although their primary function i ...

Did you know?

Large Magellanic Cloud

According to research carried out by the Hubble Large Telescope in 2014, it was calculated that the rotation of the Large Magellanic Cloud around its axis takes about 250 million years.

Read all facts

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.

Read all facts

Nicotine

Research on the therapeutic effects of nicotine is a very young field of knowledge because so far the focus has been on its negative impact on the body.

Psychiatrists have long wondered why almost 90 percent of patients with schizophrenia and depression ...

Find out more

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 ...

Find out more

Aurora

The Aurora Australis appears within the Earth's south magnetic pole.

The phenomenon can be observed in Tasmania, a mountainous island about 300 km south of the Australia ...

Find out more

Milky Way

According to recent research, there may be as many as 400 billion stars in the Milky Way.

The number of stars was originally estimated at around 100 million, but recent measurements suggest that this number may be up to four times greater.

Read all facts

Ganymede

In the future, the European Space Agency plans to explore the moon during the Jupiter Icy Moon Explorer (JUICE) mission.

It was launched on 14 April 2023, and is expected to reach Ganymede in December 2034.

Read all facts

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 ...

Find out more

Deimos

The two largest craters of Deimos are approximately 3 kilometers in diameter: Swift and Voltaire.

They were named after two writers who claimed that Mars had two moons before this was proven.

Read all facts

Cosmos

Since 2nd November 2000, humans have continuously lived in space.

Although the lineup of astronauts orbiting over our heads changes constantly, there has not been a single day since November 2000 in which any astronaut has not been in space.

Read all facts