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January 4, 2006

• Astronomers announce new data on Pluto's moon Charon obtained during an occultation of a star in July 2005. They conclude that Charon has no atmosphere and find its size to lie between 1,206 and 1,212 km. (AFP/YahooNews)

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January 3, 2006

• The largest prime Mersenne number currently known is announced by researchers at Central Missouri State University as M30402457. A computer program discovered it in December 2005. (AP/YahooNews)
• Microsoft announces it plans to deliver a patch for the WMF vulnerability by January 10, and discourages the use of third party fixes. (PCWorld/YahooNews)
• Iran's Atomic Energy Organization announces the resumption of research and development of its nuclear program by January 9. (Reuters/YahooNews)

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January 2, 2006

• Several exploits of a severe Windows security vulnerability are spreading over the Internet, permitting compromise of any Windows computer merely by viewing a maliciously crafted image on a website or in e-mail or instant messaging. No patch from Microsoft is available. The vulnerability affects every version of Windows, potentially affecting more computers than any prior computer security vulnerability in history. (Microsoft.com) (CERT) (Slashdot) (Sans.org) (F-Secure.com)

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