Aug 13, 2007

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

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

MEDIA ADVISORY: 07-102

NASA TO HOLD MEDIA TELECONFERENCE ON BIZARRE STAR

WASHINGTON -- Astronomers are scheduled to announce new findings about a star unlike any seen before at a media teleconference Wednesday, Aug 15, at 1 p m EDT The findings are from NASA's Galaxy Evolution Explorer, managed by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif

The briefing participants are: - Christopher Martin, principal investigator of the Galaxy Evolution Explorer, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, Calif - Mark Seibert, astronomer, Observatories of the Carnegie Institution of Washington, Pasadena, Calif - Michael Shara, curator at the American Museum of Natural History and professor of astronomy at Columbia University, both in New York

Reporters should call the Jet Propulsion Laboratory newsroom at 818-354-5011 for participation information Audio of the event will be broadcast live at:

http://www nasa gov/newsaudio

At the start of the briefing, supporting images and graphics will be posted at:

http://www nasa gov/mission_pages/galex/20070815/

For more information about the mission, visit:

http://www nasa gov/galex

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