March 8, 2001

SPACE SCIENCE UPDATE: CHANDRA SEES THE UNSEEN, REVEALS UNIVERSE SECRETS

The results of the most thorough X-ray survey ever taken of the universe, courtesy of NASA's Chandra X-Ray Observatory, will be revealed during a Space Science Update at 1 p.m. Tuesday, March 13 in the James E. Webb Auditorium at NASA Headquarters, 300 E St., SW, Washington, DC.

The Space Science Update panelists will be:
* Alan Bunner, Science Director, Structure and Evolution of the Universe, NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC
* Ricardo Giacconi, President of Associated Universities, Washington, DC, and a Research Professor at Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
* Ann Hornschemeier, a 4th year Ph.D. student in Astronomy and Astrophysics, Pennsylvania State University, University Park
* Colin Norman, Professor of Physics and Astronomy, Johns Hopkins University
* Bruce Margon, Professor of Astronomy, University of Washington, Seattle

The Space Science Update will be carried live on NASA Television with two-way question-and-answer capability for reporters covering the briefing from NASA centers. NASA Television is broadcast on satellite GE-2, transponder 9C, at 85 degrees West longitude, vertical polarization, frequency 3880 MHz, audio of 6.8 MHz. The briefing will also be webcast live via links at:

http://www.nasa.gov