Oct 22, 2010

J D Harrington
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-5241 j d harrington@nasa gov

Michael Mewhinney Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif 650-604-3937 michael s mewhinney@nasa gov

Anders Correll Aarhus University Press Office, Denmark +45 2899 2235 ac@adm au dk

MEDIA ADVISORY: M10-150

INTERNATIONAL TEAM OF ASTRONOMERS TO DISCUSS KEPLER FINDINGS

WASHINGTON -- The Kepler Asteroseismic Science Consortium (KASC) at Aarhus University in Denmark will hold a media teleconference on Tuesday, Oct 26, at 11 a m EDT to discuss the latest discoveries about stars and their structures using data from NASA's Kepler spacecraft

Kepler, an observatory launched in March 2009, is designed to search for Earth-like planets orbiting other stars NASA and the KASC developed a joint collaboration to further our understanding of the structure and evolution of stars

NASA's science team uses Kepler data to search for exoplanets, planets outside of the solar system KASC uses it to investigate the astrophysics of stars By using the natural pulse of stellar light waves, the research team has examined and characterized thousands of stars, thereby gaining new insights into stellar structure and evolution

To participate in the teleconference, reporters should e-mail Thomas Sorensen at ths@adm au dk by 8 a m EDT on Oct 26 Journalists must include their name, media affiliation and telephone number At the beginning of the telecon, supporting information will be posted at:

http://astro phys au dk/KASC/

The panelists are:

-- Natalie Batalha, professor of physics and astronomy, San Jose State University, California and co-investigator on NASA's Kepler Mission -- Hans Kjeldsen, associate professor, KASC, Aarhus University, Denmark -- Travis S Metcalfe, scientist at The National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, Colorado -- Daniel Huber, Ph D student, University of Sydney, Australia -- Thomas Kallinger, postdoctoral student, Universities of British Columbia, Canada -- Katrien Kolenberg, postdoctoral student, Institute of Astronomy in Vienna, Austria -- Steven Bloemen, Ph D student, Instituut voor Sterrenkunde, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium

Audio of the teleconference will be streamed live at:

http://www nasa gov/newsaudio

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