March 01, 2011

Trent J Perrotto Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0321 trent j perrotto@nasa gov

MEDIA ADVISORY: M11-043

NASA RESCHEDULES TELECONFERENCE TO EXPLAIN MISSING SUNSPOTS

WASHINGTON -- NASA has rescheduled a media teleconference for 2 p m EST on Wednesday, March 2, to discuss the first computer model that explains the recent period of decreased solar activity during the sun's 11-year cycle The recent solar minimum, a period characterized by a lower frequency of sunspots and solar storms, ended in 2008 and was the deepest observed in almost 100 years

The teleconference panelists are:

-- Richard Fisher, director, Heliophysics Division, Science Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters, Washington -- Dibyendu Nandi, assistant professor, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Kolkata, India -- Andres Munoz-Jaramillo, visiting research fellow, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, Mass -- Delores Knipp, visiting scientist, University of Colorado at Boulder

To participate in the teleconference, reporters must contact Trent Perrotto at 202-358-0321 or trent j perrotto@nasa gov by 10 a m EST on March 2 for dial-in instructions Requests must include media affiliation and telephone number

Supporting information for the briefing will be posted at:

http://www nasa gov/sunearth

Audio of the teleconference will be streamed live on the Web at:

http://www nasa gov/newsaudio

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