iluli by Mike Lamb

Astronauts tend to return from space missions 3% taller than when they left. This is because of the effect of microgravity on their spines. #factoftheday #didyouknow #space

More growth, more problems? 🤔 Degrowth challenges everything we know about the economy, arguing that progress means scaling back, not expanding. Could this save the planet? 🌍 Find out in the latest iluli video: https://lnkd.in/eMfyBWHr #Degrowth #SustainableLiving

A typical cumulus cloud weighs about 500,000 kg – that's as much as 100 elephants! ☁️🐘 #factoftheday #funfact

The International Space Station orbits Earth at about 17.5k mph, completing a full circuit roughly every 90 minutes. #factoftheday #space

Did you know today's iPhones have 100,000 times the processing power of the Apollo 11 guidance computer? 🤯 #factoftheday #tech #NASA

People typically blink 15 to 20 times per minute, but when staring at a computer screen, the rate drops to just 4 to 6 times per minute! 👀 #factoftheday #didyouknow

Did you know a group of jellyfish is called a smack? They’re also known as a bloom, a swarm, or a fluther.🪼🪼 #factoftheday #naturefact

Did you know the human heart beats about 100,000 times a day? 🫀 In just 24 hours, it pumps approximately 2,000 gallons of blood throughout the body! #factoftheday #science #biology

🌕 Back to the Moon? Or straight to Mars? 🚀 NASA’s Artemis program promised to land humans on the Moon for the first time in over 50 years. But with political uncertainty, shifting priorities, and private space companies gaining influence, its future looks increasingly uncertain. Is the Moon a necessary stepping stone to get us to Mars, or just a distraction? And with private companies calling the shots, does NASA still lead the way? 🔗 The latest iluli newsletter dives into the Artemis program, SpaceX, and the battle for the final frontier: https://lnkd.in/e9Vqm23B #NASA #SpaceX #Artemis

Moonquakes are caused by the pull of Earth's gravity. This phenomenon was discovered when Apollo astronauts placed seismometers on the moon's surface. #factoftheday #moon #space #didyouknow