Nasa Announces Televised Chandra News Conference

Nasa Announces Televised Chandra News Conference: Nov. 10, 2010

Trent Perrotto

Headquarters, Washington

202-358-0321

trent.j.perrotto@xxxxxxxx

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@xxxxxxxx

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:

http://www.nasa.gov/ntv

For more information about NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/chandra

http://chandra.harvard.edu

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