Sept 26, 2011

Dwayne Brown Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1726 dwayne c brown@nasa gov

Whitney Clavin Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif 818-354-4673 whitney clavin@jpl nasa gov

MEDIA ADVISORY: M11-206

NASA TO HOST NEWS CONFERENCE ON ASTEROID SEARCH FINDINGS

WASHINGTON -- NASA will hold a news conference at 1 p m EDT on Thurs , Sept 29, to reveal near-Earth asteroid findings and implications for future research The briefing will take place in the NASA Headquarters James E Webb Auditorium, located at 300 E St SW in Washington

NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) mission, launched in December 2009, captured millions of images of galaxies and objects in space During the news conference, panelists will discuss results from an enhancement of WISE called Near-Earth Object WISE (NEOWISE) that hunted for asteroids

The panelists are: -- Lindley Johnson, NEO program executive, NASA Headquarters, Washington -- Amy Mainzer, NEOWISE principal investigator, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif -- Tim Spahr, director, Minor Planet Center, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Cambridge, Mass -- Lucy McFadden, scientist, NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md

Reporters unable to attend may ask questions from participating NASA centers or by telephone To participate by phone, reporters must contact Dwayne Brown at 202-358-1726 or dwayne c brown@nasa gov by 10 a m EDT on Sept 29

The event will air live on NASA Television and the agency's website For NASA TV streaming video, downlink and scheduling information, visit:

http://www nasa gov/ntv

The briefing also will be streamed live, with a chat available, at:

http://www ustream tv/nasajpl2

For more information about the mission, visit:

http://www nasa gov/wise

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