May 7, 2008 J.D. Harrington Headquarters, Washington 202-358-5241 j.d.harrington@xxxxxxxx Jennifer Morcone Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala. 256-544-7199 jennifer.j.morcone@xxxxxxxx Megan Watzke Chandra X-ray Center, Cambridge, Mass. 617-496-7998 mwatzke@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 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@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Live audio of the teleconference will be streamed online at: http://www.nasa.gov/newsaudio 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: http://www.nasa.gov/chandra -end- To subscribe to the list, send a message to: hqnews-subscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To remove your address from the list, send a message to: hqnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
