NASA - NASA to Announce Success of Long Galactic Hunt
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J.D. Harrington
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-5241
j.d.harrington@nasa.gov
Jennifer Morcone
Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala.
256-544-7199
jennifer.j.morcone@nasa.gov
Megan Watzke
Chandra X-ray Center, Cambridge, Mass.
617-496-7998
mwatzke@cfa.harvard.edu
May 7, 2008
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NASA to Announce Success of Long Galactic Hunt
WASHINGTON -- NASA has scheduled a media teleconference Wednesday, May 14, at 1 p.m. EDT, to announce the discovery of an object in our Galaxy astronomers have been hunting for more than 50 years. This finding was made by combining data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory with ground-based observations.
To participate in the teleconference, reporters must contact the Chandra Press Office at 617-496-7998 or e-mail
mwatzke@cfa.harvard.edu. Live audio of the teleconference will be streamed online at:
NASA - NASA News Audio Live Streaming
A video file about the discovery will air on NASA Television on May 14. NASA TV is carried on an MPEG-2 digital signal accessed via satellite AMC-6, at 72 degrees west longitude, transponder 17C, 4040 MHz, vertical polarization. NASA TV is available in Alaska and Hawaii on AMC-7 at 137 degrees west longitude, transponder 18C, at 4060 MHz, horizontal polarization.
For information about NASA's Chandra X-Ray Observatory on the Web, visit:
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Anyone like to hazard a guess what the discovery is?
Any chance it could be an intergalactic alien mothership!
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NASA to make announcement on 14th May
