Donald Savage
Headquarters, Washington              November 15, 2002
(Phone:  202/358-1727)

Steve Roy
Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala.
(Phone: 256/544-6535)

Megan Watzke
Chandra X-Ray Observatory Center, Cambridge, Mass.
(Phone:  617/496-7998)

NOTE TO EDITORS: N02-072

MAJOR GALACTIC DISCOVERY FEATURED AT NEXT SPACE SCIENCE 
UPDATE 

     An international team of scientists, using NASA's 
Chandra X-Ray Observatory, saw something never before seen at 
heart of a nearby galaxy-an ominous sign that the galaxy is 
headed for a catastrophic event.

The team leaders will present their findings at a Space 
Science Update (SSU) Tuesday, November 19, at 1:00 p.m. EST 
at the James E. Webb Auditorium, NASA Headquarters, 300 E 
St., S.W., Washington. The SSU will be carried live on NASA 
TV, with two-way question-and-answer capability, for 
reporters covering the event at participating NASA centers.

Panelists:
* Dr. Stefanie Komossa, postdoctoral researcher, Max-Planck-
Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics, Garching, Germany.
* Dr. Gunther Hasinger, Astrophysicist, Max-Planck-Institute 
for Extraterrestrial Physics, Garching, Germany.
* Dr. Joan Centrella, Astrophysicist, Goddard Space Flight 
Center, Greenbelt, Md.
* Dr. Steinn Sigurdsson, assistant professor of Astronomy, 
Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pa.
* Dr. Anne Kinney, director of the Astronomy and Physics 
Division in the Office of Space Science, NASA Headquarters, 
Washington, is Panel Moderator.

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 
321/867-1220.  The update will be web cast live on the 
Internet at:
http://www.nasa.gov


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