June 8, 2011

Trent Perrotto Headquarters, Washington
202-358-0321 trent j perrotto@nasa gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M11-116

NASA ANNOUNCES TELEVISED BLACK HOLE PRESS CONFERENCE

WASHINGTON -- NASA will hold a press conference at 1:00 p m EDT on Wednesday, June 15, to discuss new discoveries about giant black holes in the early universe

The event will be in the NASA Headquarters Webb auditorium located at 300 E Street SW in Washington NASA Television and the agency's website will broadcast the event live

The panelists for the announcement are: -- Wilt Sanders, Chandra program scientist, NASA Headquarters, Washington -- Ezequiel Treister, astrophysicist, University of Hawaii, Hilo -- Kevin Schawinski, astrophysicist, Yale University, New Haven -- Priya Natarajan, professor, Yale University -- Mitchell Begelman, professor, University of Colorado, Boulder

Reporters may attend the event, join by phone, or ask questions from participating NASA locations To RSVP or obtain dial-in information, journalists must contact Trent Perrotto at trent j perrotto@nasa gov with their name, media affiliation and work telephone number by 9:00 a m on Wednesday, June 15

For NASA TV streaming video, downlink and schedule information, visit:

http://www nasa gov/ntv

For more information about NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory, visit:

http://www nasa gov/chandra

and

http://chandra si edu

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