?? NASA to Announce Success of Long Galactic Hunt ( May 14 )

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J.D. Harrington
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-5241
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Jennifer Morcone
Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala.
256-544-7199
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Megan Watzke
Chandra X-ray Center, Cambridge, Mass.
617-496-7998
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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 [email protected]. Live audio of the teleconference will be streamed online at:

[link to www.nasa.gov]


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:

[link to www.nasa.gov]


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