NASA to Announce Major Planet Discovery

From: Klaatu (mutster8_nospam__at_netscape.net)
Date: 08/30/04 

Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2004 21:56:01 GMT

"NASA to announce major planet discovery
 
A team of planet-hunters will announce their discovery of a new class of
planets beyond our solar system at a NASA Science Update at 1 p.m. EDT on
Tuesday, August 31. Their discovery represents a significant and
much-anticipated advance in the hunt for extrasolar planets...."

http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/MajorPlanet.html

"...Panelists include:

Dr. Geoffrey Marcy, University of California, Berkeley
Dr. R. Paul Butler, Department of Terrestrial Magnetism, Carnegie
Institution of Washington
Dr. Barbara McArthur, University of Texas, Austin
Dr. Alan Boss, staff research astronomer, Department of Terrestrial
Magnetism, Carnegie Institution of Washington
Dr. Anne Kinney, moderator, director, Universe Division, Science Mission
Directorate, NASA, Washington

The news conference will be carried live on NASA Television and webcast live
at:

http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/webcasts/ssu_0804.html "

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