CONFERENCIA DE LA NASA SOBRE EL DESCUBRIMIENTO DE UN OBJETO DE "EXCEPCIONAL IMPORTANCIA"

La NASA ha convocado una rueda de prensa para el próximo lúnes día 15 de Noviembre a las 12:30 pm USA EST (18:30 CET), para informar del descubrimiento de un objeto de importancia excepcional en nuestra vecindario cósmico.

La conferencia se realizará en los estudios de televisión de la NASA de Washington y será retransmitida por NASA TV.

Los científicos que han estado implicados en la investigación de los hechos estarán disponibles en la rueda de prensa para responder a las preguntas.

NASA Announces Televised Chandra News Conference
Posted on: Thursday, 11 November 2010, 06:37 CST

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@nasa.gov 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 and http://chandra.harvard.edu/