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 |  NASA to make announcement on 14th May NASA - NASA to Announce Success of Long Galactic Hunt News Releases Text Size 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 MEDIA ADVISORY : M08-089 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: NASA - Chandra - 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@mediaservices.nasa.gov. To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a blank e-mail message to hqnews-unsubscribe@mediaservices.nasa.gov. Back to NASA Newsroom | Back to NASA Homepage _________________ Anyone like to hazard a guess what the discovery is? Any chance it could be an intergalactic alien mothership! Switchy  Last edited by Switchy; 05-09-2008 at 12:31 PM. |
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__________________ Michael Nuclear is the only real option! http://www.nuclearspace.com/Liberty_ship_menupg.aspx Who died and left you in charge? Captain Bipto! The early bird might get the worm but the second mouse gets the cheese! Life is the poetry of the universe. Love is the poetry of life. Over heard from a three year old, "Daddy why do my toes get sticky when I eat strawberry jam?" Never wrestle a troll. You both get dirty and the troll likes it | |
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__________________ Michael Nuclear is the only real option! http://www.nuclearspace.com/Liberty_ship_menupg.aspx Who died and left you in charge? Captain Bipto! The early bird might get the worm but the second mouse gets the cheese! Life is the poetry of the universe. Love is the poetry of life. Over heard from a three year old, "Daddy why do my toes get sticky when I eat strawberry jam?" Never wrestle a troll. You both get dirty and the troll likes it | |
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05-15-2008
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| Wedding Planner     Sponsor  | Re: NASA to make announcement on 14th May Yeah, it's a bit anticlimactic.... FWIW, here's a link to the NASA page detailing the finding. NASA - Chandra Uncovers Youngest Supernova in Our Galaxy
__________________ Hypography Science Forums Moderator --- "There are no passengers on Spaceship Earth. We are all crew." - Marshall McLuhan "We must not forget that when radium was discovered no one knew that it would prove useful in hospitals. The work was one of pure science. And this is a proof that scientific work must not be considered from the point of view of the direct usefulness of it." - Marie Curie Last edited by freeztar; 05-15-2008 at 09:39 AM. Reason: added link |
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