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They've found out how to split it; at least I think. Will be an interesting press conference to say the least. Hopefully someone can throw it up on the tracker or something. Kind of weird that NASA would find this out first.
Here's the press release. Maybe someone who runs a website can claim that they are press and call and ask a few questions. Just a thought
http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2006/aug/H...dark_matter.txt
Aug. 14, 2006
Erica Hupp/Dwayne Brown
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1237/1726
Megan Watzke
Chandra X-ray Center, Cambridge, Mass.
617-496-7998
MEDIA ADVISORY: M06-128
NASA ANNOUNCES DARK MATTER DISCOVERY
Astronomers who used NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory will host a
media teleconference at 1 p.m. EDT Monday, Aug. 21, to announce how
dark and normal matter have been forced apart in an extraordinarily
energetic collision.
Reporters must call Megan Watzke at the Chandra Press Office at: 617-
496-7998 or e-mail: mwatzke@cfa.harvard.edu for participation
information. Shortly before the start of the briefing, images and
graphics about the research will be posted at:
http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2006/1e0657/
Briefing participants:
- Maxim Markevitch, astrophysicist, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for
Astrophysics, Cambridge, Mass.
- Doug Clowe, postdoctoral fellow, University of Arizona, Tucson,
Ariz.
- Sean Carroll, assistant professor of physics, University of Chicago,
Ill.
A video file about the discovery will air on NASA TV at noon, Aug. 21.
Audio of the event will be streamed live on the Web at:
http://www.nasa.gov/newsaudio
For NASA TV streaming video, schedule and downlink information, visit:
http://www.nasa.gov/ntv
For information about NASA and agency programs, visit:
http://www.nasa.gov/home
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Here's the press release. Maybe someone who runs a website can claim that they are press and call and ask a few questions. Just a thought
http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2006/aug/H...dark_matter.txt
Aug. 14, 2006
Erica Hupp/Dwayne Brown
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1237/1726
Megan Watzke
Chandra X-ray Center, Cambridge, Mass.
617-496-7998
MEDIA ADVISORY: M06-128
NASA ANNOUNCES DARK MATTER DISCOVERY
Astronomers who used NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory will host a
media teleconference at 1 p.m. EDT Monday, Aug. 21, to announce how
dark and normal matter have been forced apart in an extraordinarily
energetic collision.
Reporters must call Megan Watzke at the Chandra Press Office at: 617-
496-7998 or e-mail: mwatzke@cfa.harvard.edu for participation
information. Shortly before the start of the briefing, images and
graphics about the research will be posted at:
http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2006/1e0657/
Briefing participants:
- Maxim Markevitch, astrophysicist, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for
Astrophysics, Cambridge, Mass.
- Doug Clowe, postdoctoral fellow, University of Arizona, Tucson,
Ariz.
- Sean Carroll, assistant professor of physics, University of Chicago,
Ill.
A video file about the discovery will air on NASA TV at noon, Aug. 21.
Audio of the event will be streamed live on the Web at:
http://www.nasa.gov/newsaudio
For NASA TV streaming video, schedule and downlink information, visit:
http://www.nasa.gov/ntv
For information about NASA and agency programs, visit:
http://www.nasa.gov/home
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