Some might be interested in the following press release from NASA.
Given the background of the participants, there is speculation that
NASA may announce evidence of life on Titan. Could be interesting.
Barry
http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2010/nov/HQ_M10-167_Astrobiology.html
Dwayne Brown
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1726
[email protected]
Cathy Weselby
Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif.
650-604-2791
[email protected]
Nov. 29, 2010
MEDIA ADVISORY : M10-167
NASA Sets News Conference on Astrobiology Discovery; Science Journal
Has Embargoed Details Until 2 p.m. EST On Dec. 2
WASHINGTON -- NASA will hold a news conference at 2 p.m. EST on
Thursday, Dec. 2, to discuss an astrobiology finding that will impact
the search for evidence of extraterrestrial life. Astrobiology is the
study of the origin, evolution, distribution and future of life in the
universe.
The news conference will be held at the NASA Headquarters auditorium
at 300 E St. SW, in Washington. It will be broadcast live on NASA
Television and streamed on the agency's website at http://www.nasa.gov.
Participants are:
- Mary Voytek, director, Astrobiology Program, NASA Headquarters,
Washington
- Felisa Wolfe-Simon, NASA astrobiology research fellow, U.S.
Geological Survey, Menlo Park, Calif.
- Pamela Conrad, astrobiologist, NASA's Goddard Space Flight
Center, Greenbelt, Md.
- Steven Benner, distinguished fellow, Foundation for Applied
Molecular Evolution, Gainesville, Fla.
- James Elser, professor, Arizona State University, Tempe
Media representatives may attend the conference or ask questions by
phone or from participating NASA locations. To obtain dial-in
information, journalists must send their name, affiliation and
telephone number to Steve Cole at [email protected] or call
202-358-0918 by noon Dec. 2.
For NASA TV streaming video and downlink information, visit:
http://www.nasa.gov/ntv
For more information about NASA astrobiology activities, visit:
http://astrobiology.nasa.gov
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