Donald Savage
Headquarters, Washington       September 12, 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: N02-63

NEXT SPACE SCIENCE UPDATE REVEALS BLACK HOLES IN UNEXPECTED 
PLACES

     The latest findings from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope 
confirm for the first time that a previously undetected class 
of black holes has been found in an unlikely place -- 
implying black holes are more common than previously thought.

Astronomers from the two teams who discovered these black 
holes will announce their findings at a Space Science Update 
scheduled for Tuesday, Sept. 17, at noon EDT. 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.

Panelists include:
*Roeland Van Der Marel of the Space Telescope Science 
Institute in Baltimore.
*Karl Gebhardt of the University of Texas at Austin.
*Dr. Marcia Rieke, Professor of Astronomy in Steward 
Observatory at the University of Arizona, Tucson.
*Dr. Steinn Sigurdsson, assistant professor in the Astronomy 
Department at Pennsylvania State University, University Park.
* Dr. Anne Kinney, director of the Astronomy and Physics 
Division in the Office of Space Science at NASA Headquarters, 
Washington, and Panel Moderator.

NASA TV is broadcast on the GE2 satellite, 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 NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla., on 321/867-
1220. 

In addition, the Update will be webcast live on the Internet 
at: http://www.nasa.gov
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