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Timmons Group, a leading provider of geospatial and strategic planning services is pleased to announce the acquisition of Data Transfer Solutions’ wildfire division (DTSWildfire). DTSWildfire provides a wide range of services and software products used to support fire protection, planning, response, suppression, and incident management. Richmond, VA (PRWEB) June 03, 2013 Timmons Group, a leading provider of geospatial and strategic planning services is pleased to announce the...
COLUMBIA, Md., June, 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- PANDORA Jewelry, one of world's largest jewelry brands, announced today a partnership with contemporary singer, songwriter and entertainer Martina McBride. The mother of three will be featured in PANDORA's print advertising in a variety of U.S. and Canadian magazines such as Fitness, Lucky, Every Day with Rachael Ray, Redbook, Canadian Living and Style at Home. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130603/DC25334) PANDORA is...
ARLINGTON, Va., June 3, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- High school students from across the United States explored real policy challenges in a national environmental research contest. Validating the existence and distribution of lunar tidal waves, developing the first spatial ecology model of cape vultures, and establishing the correlation between wildfires and surface ozone were the focal points of the top entries of the 2013 Thacher Environmental Research Contest. Founded by the...
Lee Rannals for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online Astronomers using the European Southern Observatory's (ESO) Very Large Telescope (VLT) have imaged possibly the faintest exoplanet so far. The team reported in Astrophysical Journal Letters that they imaged a faint object moving near a bright star. The exoplanet has an estimated mass of four to five times that of Jupiter, which could potentially make it the least massive planet to be directly observed outside the Solar System....
John Halajian’s ‘Moon Stories’ was featured at Frankfurt Book Fair. Long Island, NY (PRWEB) May 31, 2013 From an engineer who pioneered the scientific exploration of the moon comes a unique and innovative read, Moon Stories: A Roadmap to Lunar Exploration and Beyond. In this book, readers will follow author John Halajian’s experiences on space exploration. Moon Stories: A Roadmap to Lunar Exploration and Beyond retells Halajian's journey and contribution to the lunar science...
Software and Technical Assistance Will Help Hacker Teams Collaboratively Innovate Solutions for Government REDLANDS, Calif., May 31, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On Saturday and Sunday, June 1-2, 2013, Esri will provide software, apps, code, and technical assistance for the National Day of Civic Hacking. Co-sponsored by the White House, the event will bring together government personnel and developers from many disciplines to collaboratively tackle civic challenges through the...
Star party and presentation on planet hunting are FREE and open to all. WASHINGTON, May 31, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Astronomical Society (AAS) is inviting the public to view Saturn through a telescope and to hear a special presentation on "citizen science" during its early-June meeting at the Indiana Convention Center (100 S. Capitol Ave., Indianapolis, IN 46225), which will attract more than 500 space scientists and science educators. Members of the AAS and...
redOrbit Staff & Wire Reports - Your Universe Online Researchers from Purdue University and MIT have solved the long-standing mystery of why the moon’s gravitational force is stronger in some areas than in others. This irregular gravitational force has been observed ever since the first satellites were sent to the moon, when orbiting probes would pass over certain craters and impact basins, and periodically swerve off course before plunging toward the lunar surface and then...
Lee Rannals for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online Open University (OU) and University of Manchester researchers wrote in the journal Meteoritics and Planetary Science that they found proof that ancient Egyptians used meteorites to make accessories. In 1911, archaeologists dug up strings of iron beads at the Gerzeh cemetery, about 43 miles south of Cairo. The Gerzeh bead is the earliest discovered use of iron by the Egyptians, dating back from 3350 to 3600 BC. The bead was...
REDLANDS, Calif., May 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Mid-America Computer Corporation (MACC) recently teamed with Esri to add geocoding and mapping capabilities to the billing and operational support solutions it provides to more than 300 telecommunications companies in the United States. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110425/LA88950LOGO) "Our customers like the new map feature where they can see service calls at a glance," said Dave Waite, Director of Product Development...
Latest Planetary science Reference Libraries
Image Caption: Artistic concept of a planetary system. Credit: Wikipedia/NASA/JPL-Caltech The term Astronomy encompasses a broad range of topics, including the study of stars, galaxies, and planets. In order to focus on the different areas of study, many subfields of astronomy emerge. One such area is the study of planets known, appropriately, as Planetary Astronomy. Observational Planetary Astronomy Even within the field of Planetary Astronomy, there are several divisions to...
Solar cycles: what are they and why should we care about them? Solar cycles are made up of what are known as solar minimums (min) and solar maximums (max). We refer to a solar min at the time when the sun is not active with many sunspots, while a solar max is just the opposite when we see a large increase in sunspot activity. So how long do solar cycles last? Typically they run on what is known as an 11 year cycle from the max to the min and then start over again anew. As of 2012 we...
Planetary and Space Science is a peer-reviewed scientific journal established in 1959 and published by Elsevier 15 times per year. As of May 2012, the editor-in-chief is Rita Schulz (The Netherlands). The journal publishes original research articles and short communications. The main focus is on solar system processes which encompass multiple areas of the natural sciences. Research that involves planetary and space sciences involves many disciplines. Celestial mechanics is part of these...
Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors is a biweekly published peer-reviewed scientific journal published by Elsevier. As of April 2012, co-editors are G. Aelfric (University of Bristol), K. Hirose (Tokyo Institute of Technology), M. Jellinek (University of British Columbia), and K. Zhang (University of Exeter). This journal focuses on the physical and chemical processes of planetary interiors. Topics covered include planetary physics, geodesy and geophysics. Publishing formats...
Geophysical Journal International is a peer-reviewed scientific journal publish monthly by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the Royal Astronomical Society and the German Geophysical Society. The editor-in-chief is Jeannot Trampert of TA Utrecht, the Netherlands. The primary focus of this journal is fundamental research in Geophysics. Publishing formats are original research, research notes, letters, and book reviews. Coverage includes computational, theoretical, observational and applied...
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