Dec 10, 2007

Grey Hautaluoma Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0668 grey hautaluoma-1@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

MEDIA ADVISORY: M07-178

NASA ANNOUNCES DISCOVERY OF ASSAULT BY A BLACK HOLE

WASHINGTON - Astronomers will hold a media teleconference Monday, Dec 17, at 1 pm EST to announce the discovery of a first-of-its-kind phenomenon involving a black hole and a neighboring galaxy Researchers made the finding by combining data from NASA's space-based telescopes and ground-based observations

To participate in the teleconference, reporters must call the Chandra press office at 617-496-7998 or e-mail Megan Watzke at mwatzke@cfa harvard edu for dial-in information Audio of the event will be streamed live on the Web at:

http://www nasa gov/newsaudio

Briefing participants:

• Alan Smale, program executive, NASA Headquarters, Washington
• Daniel Evans, postdoctoral fellow, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass
• Martin Hardcastle, astrophysicist, University of Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
• Neil deGrasse Tyson, director, Hayden Planetarium at the American Museum of Natural History, New York

A video file about the discovery, including interview footage with the principal investigator and dramatic new animation, will air on NASA Television on Dec 17 For NASA TV streaming video, downlink and scheduling information, visit:

http://www nasa gov/ntv

For information about NASA and agency programs on the Web, visit:

http://www nasa gov

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