Donald Savage
Headquarters, Washington                April 22, 2002
(Phone: 202/358-1547)

Nancy Neal
Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md.
(Phone: 301/286-0039)

Ray Villard
Space Telescope Science Institute, Baltimore
(Phone: 410/338-4514)

NOTE TO EDITORS: N02-30

NEXT SPACE SCIENCE UPDATE APRIL 24: 
HUBBLE USES OLDEST, FAINTEST STARS TO DATE THE UNIVERSE

     New findings by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, which 
give a verification of the age of the Universe, will be the 
subject of the next Space Science Update, scheduled for 
Wednesday, April 24, at 1 p.m. EDT, at NASA Headquarters. 
The Update will feature a discussion on observations of the 
faintest and oldest stars called White Dwarfs.

Panelists will be:
*  Dr. Harvey Richer, astronomer, University of British 
Columbia in Vancouver, Canada
*  Dr. Wendy Freedman is an astronomer at the Carnegie 
Observatories in Pasadena, Calif.
*  Dr. Bruce Margon, associate director for science, Space 
Telescope Science Institute (STScI), Baltimore
*  Dr. Anne L. Kinney, Director of NASA's Origins Program, 
NASA Headquarters, Washington, is panel moderator

The Update will originate from the James E. Webb Auditorium 
at NASA Headquarters, 300 E St., S.W., in Washington and 
will be carried live on NASA TV with two-way question-and-
answer capability for reporters covering the event from 
participating NASA centers.

NASA TV is broadcast on  the GE2 satellite which is located 
on Transponder 9C, at 85 degrees West longitude, frequency 
3880.0 MHz, audio 6.8 MHz. Audio of the broadcast will be 
available on voice circuit at the Kennedy Space Center on 
407/867-1220. 

In addition, the update will be webcast live on the Internet 
at:

http://www.nasa.gov

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