NASA has scheduled a media teleconference Wednesday,

[raptorcrew2002]

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J.D. Harrington

Headquarters, Washington

202-358-5241

j.d.harrington@nasa.gov

 

Jennifer Morcone

Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala.

256-544-7199

jennifer.j.morcone@nasa.gov

 

Megan Watzke

Chandra X-ray Center, Cambridge, Mass.

617-496-7998

mwatzke@cfa.harvard.edu

 

May 7, 2008

 

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@cfa.harvard.edu. Live audio of the teleconference will be streamed online at:

 

NASA - NASA News Audio Live Streaming

 

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

 

So what do you think?

. Object in our galaxy should rule out dark matter, gases etc.

. Chandra and land based is interesting.

. NASA is not 50 years old.

. Non Mars related. Thats the 15th briefing.

. 50 Years, hmm Seti was started in 1959.

 

Might NASA actually announce something big for once? They usually do not setup announcements like this.

[hyyyper]

I'm placing my bets on the black hole, it seems the most probable

[BeemerBoy]

I'm on pins and needles. Meanwhile I'm gonna go fill up for $3.67/gal., and pay off some astronomical medical bills. Again, glad to see my tax dollars hard at work.

[SharkTums]

If this isn't super breaking news and hasn't leaked out yet, I doubt it's anything important to 99% of peoples normal lives.

 

That being said, I do fully support NASA and hope they keep finding out more about the universe around us.

[Meteornotes]

If anything, more money should have been spent on space exploration in the last twenty years. We should already have a city on the moon, with cheap ass flights there daily. And why have we not attempted to land on Mars? Stupid government.

 

And my guess for this announcement is a black hole. Anyone that thinks that even if we would somehow discover alien life that our government would ever announce it is extremely naive...

 

dt

[Loefet]

Probably a black hole since they used an x-ray telescope.

 

But it could also be proof of the dark matter/energy theory.

[raptorcrew2002]

If this isn't super breaking news and hasn't leaked out yet, I doubt it's anything important to 99% of peoples normal lives.

 

That being said, I do fully support NASA and hope they keep finding out more about the universe around us.

 

Actually that’s why this is interesting. I’m kind of a backyard amateur astronomer so I am always very intrigued by new discoveries, etc.

 

Saying that I constantly read up on a lot of nerd blogs, and places for people who are big into telescopes and stuff and the thing that has actually gotten our attention is the fact that nothing has leaked.

 

This is very odd for such a bold media call. Not to mention everything always leaks out of NASA. I hope it’s nothing tragic by any means the world I think has had enough heartache here lately.

 

My guess is also a black hole anchoring what they believe to be the center of the galaxy. Any other black hole announcement would be pointless as they just disclosed one a few weeks ago in the milk way if I remember correctly but even that had leaked out early.

 

Dark energy was my first wonder but the phrase object again sidelines me from that and rather would believe DM as more of an anomaly.

 

Then again NASA also would never announce anything unless it was about to become widely known one way or another.

 

50 years of NASA looking for something, now that’s asking for sarcasm.

[Disney Dood]

....So what was it?

[Wes]

I guess it was the most recent supernova in our galaxy?

 

http://sev.prnewswire.com/aerospace-defense/20080514/DC2239514052008-1.html

 

Obviously this stuff is important from a scientific standpoint, but it's not very exciting.