From:Â Andrew Johnson
Date:Â 2010-11-13 20:59:58
Cosmic Neighbourhood probably means outside the solar system – my guess would be a nearby “dark” star rather than a planet…  www.nasa.gov/home/hq…  Trent Perrotto Headquarters, Washington      202-358-0321 trent.j.perrotto@nas…   Nov. 10, 2010           MEDIA ADVISORY : M10-157 NASA Announces Televised Chandra News Conference  WASHINGTON — NASA will hold a news conference at 12:30 p.m. EST on Monday, Nov. 15, to discuss the Chandra X-ray Observatory’s discovery of an exceptional object in our cosmic neighborhood. The news conference will originate from NASA Headquarters’ television studio, 300 E St. SW in Washington and carried live on NASA TV. Media representatives may attend the conference, join by phone or ask questions from participating NASA locations. To RSVP or obtain dial-in information, journalists must send their name, affiliation and telephone number to Trent Perrotto at: trent.j.perrotto@nas… by 10 a.m. EST on Nov. 15. Reporters wishing to attend the conference in-person must have a valid press credential for access. Non-U.S. media also must bring passports. Scientists involved in the research will be available to answer questions. Panelists providing analysis of the research include: – Jon Morse, director, Astrophysics Division, NASA Headquarters in Washington – Kimberly Weaver, astrophysicist, NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md. – Alex Filippenko, astrophysicist, University of California, Berkeley For NASA TV streaming video, downlink and further information, visit: www.nasa.gov/ntv For more information about NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory, visit: www.nasa.gov/chandra chandra.harvard.eduÂ… – end – text-only version of this release NASA press releases and other information are available automatically by sending a blank e-mail message to hqnews-subscribe@med…. To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a blank e-mail message to hqnews-unsubscribe@m…. Back to NASA NewsroomÂ
