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Completion of Workshop on Water Recling Simulation and Modelling: Unlocking the Future of Water Management
Completion of Workshop on Water Recling Simulation and Modelling: Unlocking the Future of Water Management

19 March, 2024 by Charlotte Lee

We are thrilled to announce the successful...

IJITIS Journal Meeting and SWOT Analysis at TULTECH
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15 December, 2023 by Charlotte Lee

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Universe composed of water? Large exoplanet's environment contains methane and atmospheric carbon dioxide.

Universe composed of water? Large exoplanet's environment contains methane and atmospheric carbon dioxide.

Posted on 22 September, 2023 by Charlotte Lee

Hubble Space Telescope observations provided the first look at this habitable-zone exoplanet, revealing details about its atmosphere that led to further research that fundamentally altered our understanding of the system. K2-18 b is located in the constellation Leo, 120 light-years from Earth, and orbits the cold dwarf star K2-18 within the habitable zone. K2-18 b is one of the many exoplanets that are completely unique to our solar system because of its intermediate size between that of...

Today In History

Here are some interesting facts ih history happened on 31 January.

  1. Corn Laws abolished in Britain
  2. SF Orphan's Asylum 1st in Calif founded
  3. Telescope maker Alvin Clark discovers dwarf companion of Sirius
  4. Birds fly over SF in such large numbers they actually darken sky
  5. Congress names SF as Panama Canal opening celebration site
  6. Eddie Slovik 1st American executed for desertion since Civil War
  7. Pres Truman authorized production of H-Bomb
  8. 1st US satellite launched Explorer I from Cape Canaveral
  9. James van Allen discovers radiation belt
  10. US launches 1st artificial satellite Explorer 1
  11. Ham is 1st primate in space (158 miles) aboard Mercury/Redstone 2
  12. Luna 9 launched for moon
  13. Nauru gains independence from Australia
  14. Record high barometric pressure (1083.8 mb 32") at Agata USSR
  15. Apollo 14 launched 1st landing in lunar highlands