NASA will hold a news conference at 2 p.m. EST on Thursday, Dec. 2, to
discuss an astrobiology finding that will impact the search for
evidence of extraterrestrial life. Astrobiology is the study of the
origin, evolution, distribution, and future of life in the universe.
The news conference will be held at the NASA Headquarters auditorium
at 300 E St. SW, in Washington. It will be broadcast live on NASA
Television and streamed on the agency’s website.
Participants are:
- Mary Voytek, director, Astrobiology Program, NASA Headquarters, Washington
- Felisa Wolfe-Simon, NASA astrobiology research fellow, U.S.
Geological Survey, Menlo Park, Calif.
- Pamela Conrad, astrobiologist, NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center,
Greenbelt, Md.
- Steven Benner, distinguished fellow, Foundation for Applied
Molecular Evolution, Gainesville, Fla.
- James Elser, professor, Arizona State University, Tempe
Media representatives may attend the conference or ask questions by
phone or from participating NASA locations. To obtain dial-in
information, journalists must send their name, affiliation and
telephone number to Steve Cole at stephen.e.cole@nasa.gov or call +1
202-358-0918 by noon Dec. 2.
For NASA TV streaming video and downlink information, visit:
http://www.nasa.gov/ntv
For more information about NASA astrobiology activities, visit:
http://astrobiology.nasa.gov
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