The Charleston Earthquake of 1886 was a powerful intraplate earthquake that hit the area of Charleston, South Carolina. After the 1811 and 1812 quakes in New Madrid, Missouri, it is one of the most powerful and damaging quakes to hit the southeastern United States. The shaking occurred at 9:50 p.m....
Commodus (Latin: Marcus Aurelius Commodus Antoninus Augustus; 31 August 161 - 31 December 192), was Roman Emperor from 180 to 192. He also ruled as co-emperor with his father Marcus Aurelius from 177 until his father's death in 180. Read more
303 Squadron's first combat patrol Highly experienced fighter-pilots from the Polish Airforce who had escaped from occupied Europe were being formed into their own Squadrons. 303 Squadron was still training with Hurricanes when they made their first kill on the 30th August [1940]. Squadron Lea...
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3 18 Neptune 5.6S of Moon 17 15 NEW MOON
3 19 Saturn 4.5N of Spica 18 Regulus 5.5N of Moon
6 12 Uranus 4.8S of Moon 21 21 Spica 1.0N of Moon Occn
7 15 Mercury stationary 21 23 Saturn 5.3N of Moon
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A team of astronomers has found faint visible echoes of three ancient supernovae by detecting their centuries-old light as it is reflected by clouds of interstellar gas hundreds of light-years removed from the original explosions.
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Title: The Supernova Remnant G296.7-0.9 in X-rays Authors: Tobias Prinz, Werner Becker Aims: We present a detailed study of the supernova remnant (SNR) G296.7-0.9 in the 0.2-12 keV X-ray band. <br>Methods: Using data from XMM-Newton we performed a spectro-imaging analysis of G296.7-0....
Somerset's Ham Hill iron age fort excavation under way A major excavation is under way to explore the unclear history of Britain's largest Iron Age hill fort. The purpose of the Ham Hill site in Somerset is not known but researchers are now hoping to gain a deeper insight into life 2,000 years ago. [url...
Title: Ultra-Luminous Supernovae as a New Probe of the Interstellar Medium in Distant Galaxies Authors: E. Berger, R. Chornock, R. Lunnan, R. Foley, I. Czekala, A. Rest, C. Leibler, A. M. Soderberg, K. Roth, G. Narayan, M. E. Huber, D. Milisavljevic, N. E. Sanders, M. Drout, R. Margutti, R.P. Kirs...
A second life in Africa On 30 August 2012, 220 computer servers from CERN, Switzerland, will start a journey to be delivered to the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), in Ghana, Africa. This will provide a new computing centre for KNUST and boost African physics onto the inte...
A strong magnitude 6.1 earthquake occurred at 15:46:01 (UTC) on Thursday, May 29, 2008, in the Iceland region, 50 km ESE of Reykjavik, Iceland, at a depth of 10 km. Location 64.026°N, 20.986°W
SafetyNet emergency exits for fish win Dyson award Fishing net "escape rings" that light up to help undersized creatures escape capture have been picked as this year's UK winner in a high-profile design engineering competition. Dan Watson's project is designed to make fishing more su...
Edward Lear: poetic science He is perhaps best known for his nonsense poetry - including The Owl and the Pussycat - but Edward Lear's career began as a scientific artist. From owls and turtles, to lemurs and giant squirrels - he created colourful illustrations to help scientists with their research...
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