Space science
Astronomical phenomena to look forward to in 2024
A new year has come and the sky in 2024 has phenomena waiting for observation enthusiasts such as meteor showers, Mercury reaching maximum amplitude, Saturn reaching dir…
Opposition
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Space science
Tonight 'The paradoxical Earth' has life appearing, how to observe?
On the rare occasion when our planet is at opposition, with good binoculars you can see Europa, our closest potentially habitable world.
Space science
Meteor showers and interesting astronomical phenomena taking place in November you should not miss
November will have many interesting astronomical phenomena worth admiring, including a new moon, a supermoon, two brilliant meteor showers, and a direct Uranus conjuncti…
Space science
Jupiter is about to come closest to Earth in 70 years
Jupiter will approach the position opposite the Sun on September 26, and will also become the closest and brightest when observed from Earth.
Science story
The world's first octopus super farm encountered opposition from the scientific world
Scientists say keeping hundreds of thousands of octopuses in closed cages is not the same as raising fish. Who knows what terrible thing could happen after that?
Space science
Mars and Earth will be the closest distance in more than a decade
According to NASA's disclosure, Earth residents will just need to look up to the sky to witness a rare encounter when Earth is closest to Mars in the last 15 years.
History
June 22: Galileo Galilei is imprisoned, forced to
Galileo gave Copernicus the heliocentric theory and insisted on defending his discovery in the opposition of the Church at the time.
Animal world
Why did Australia destroy 2 million cats?
The extermination of 2 million Australian cats has sparked fierce opposition from many animal activists in particular and international public opinion in general.
Animal world
Gray parrots also like opposing partners
The opposition is really attractive, at least in Australian gray parrots. When it was time to get married, these faithful birds chose a mate with a completely opposite p…
Environment
He introduced a law to cut CO2 emissions
The British government has just launched a bill on climate change, aiming to cut 60 percent of carbon dioxide emissions in the UK by 2050. Ministers say this law helps t…
Science Events
Russian Church established the Theology Department in nuclear university
Russian scientists expressed opposition after the Orthodox Church announced its plan to establish theology department in the country's leading nuclear research facility.
Science Events
Demonstrate opposition to giving up GMT time to change to TAI
Hundreds of people gathered in Geneva to protest against the replacement vote of how to measure the current time by calculating new times. Currently, members of the Inte…
Science Events
Vietnamese students' boredom of the 2009 Robocon exam
Limiting direct opposition and demanding solving difficult technical problems, the 2009 Robocon exam made Vietnamese students reveal their weaknesses.
Computer science
Australia intends to filter Web content
The Australian government's plan to filter Internet content is facing opposition from human rights groups and is said to be a sign of a new period of control.
Computer science
Google is in legal trouble because of Google News
Google is facing a growing wave of opposition from European press publishers, whose consequences may make the content that this global search engine offers to end custom…