Feb. 12, 2010 J. D. Harrington Headquarters, Washington 202-358-5241 j.d.harrington@xxxxxxxx MEDIA ADVISORY: M10-025 NASA TO DISCUSS SUPERNOVA AND DARK ENERGY RESEARCH AT FEB. 17 TELECONFERENCE WASHINGTON -- NASA will hold a teleconference with reporters at 1 p.m. EST on Wednesday, Feb. 17, to discuss the latest Chandra X-ray Observatory findings that advance our understanding of certain supernovae. This research is critical for studying dark energy, which astronomers believe pervades the universe. The panelists are: - Marat Gilfanov, astrophysicist, Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics, Garching, Germany - Akos Bogdan, astrophysicist, Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics - Mario Livio, astrophysicist, Space Telescope Science Institute, Baltimore To reserve a telephone line, journalists should e-mail their name, media affiliation and telephone number to J.D. Harrington at: j.d.harrington@xxxxxxxx Audio of the teleconference will be streamed live on NASA's Web site at: http://www.nasa.gov/newsaudio For more information about NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory, 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
