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One of the most dramatic recent results in string theory is the derivation of the Bekenstein-Hawking entropy formula for black holes obtained by counting the microscopic string states which form a black hole. Bekenstein noted that black holes obey an "area law", dM = K dA, where 'A' is th...

Maxima of long period variable RZ Carinae on the 3rd January, 2012. Magnitude: 10.0-15.4 Period: 272.77 days Type: Mira Position (J2000): R.A. 10 35 37.26 | Dec. -70° 43' 00.3''

IAU Symposium 287: Cosmic Masers: From OH to H0, Stellenbosch, South Africa

The 1911 Kebin earthquake or 1911 Chon-Kemin earthquake, struck Russian Turkestan on 3 January. Registered at a 7.7 magnitude, it destroyed more than 770 buildings (which was almost all of the city) in Almaty , Kazakhstan, and resulted in extensive (201 km) surface faulting in the valleys of Chon-...

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Maxima of long period variable RW Andromedae on the 3rd January, 2012. Magnitude: 8.7-14.8 Period: 430.3 days Type: Mira Position (J2000): R.A. 00 47 18.93 | Dec. +32° 41' 08.4''

The SL-1, or Stationary Low-Power Reactor Number One, was a United States Army experimental nuclear power reactor which underwent a steam explosion and meltdown on January 3, 1961, killing its three operators. Read more

Anniversary of Stephen Synnott's discovery of the Uranian Moons Juliet and Portia on the 3rd January, 1986

Chile forest fire ravages Torres del Paine Park The authorities in Chile have closed one of the country's most popular national parks as a massive forest fire continues to rage through the area. Four hundred tourists were evacuated from To...

From Raymond Baxter live on Tomorrow's World testing a new-fangled bulletproof vest on a nervous inventor to Doctor Who's contemporary spin on the War on Terror, British television and the Great British public have been fascinated with the brave new world offered up by science on TV. [url=http://...

2012 Carl Zeiss Victory Binocular Promotion[url=http://eurooptic.com/pdf/ZeissVictoryRebate.pdf]Read

Isaac Asimov (born Isaak Yudovich Ozimov, January 2, 1920 - April 6, 1992) was an American author and professor of biochemistry at Boston University, best known for his works of science fiction and for his popular science books. Read more

Sunspots 11389, 11388 and 11386; plus a new sunspot that is emerging over the Suns eastern limb. Expand (143kb, 560 x 560) Credit: SOHO/MDI Video taken with 60mm refractor and sol...

The Zuidwal volcano is an extinct volcano in the Netherlands at more than 2 km below ground under the Wadden Sea, between Harlingen and Vlieland, just south west of the island Griend. The volcano was last active during the late Jurassic, (about 160 - 148 Ma ago) and has since been covered by about 2000 m...

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