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MICROWAVE ANISOTROPY MISSION FEATURED AT SPACE SCIENCE UPDATE
One of the most eagerly anticipated cosmological findings in years is the topic of the next Space Science Update (SSU), scheduled for 2:00 p.m. EST, Tuesday, Feb. 11. The results are from NASA's Microwave Anisotropy Probe (MAP) mission.
The SSU is in the NASA Headquarters auditorium, 300 E St. SW, Washington.
Panelists:
* Dr. Charles L. Bennett, principal investigator for MAP, NASA Goddard
Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md.
* Dr. David Spergel, co-investigator for MAP, Princeton University, N.J.
* Dr. John Bahcall, professor of natural sciences, Institute for Advanced
Study, Princeton, N.J.
* Dr. Anne Kinney, director of astronomy & physics division, NASA
Headquarters; panel moderator
The briefing will be carried live on NASA Television with two-way question-and-answer capability for reporters covering the event from participating NASA centers.
NASA
TV is broadcast on the GE-2 satellite, Transponder 9C, at 85 degrees west
longitude, with vertical polarization, frequency 3880.0 MHz, audio 6.8
MHz. Audio of the broadcast
will be available on voice circuit at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla.,
by calling 407/867-1220/1240/1260.
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