Our Solar System and Beyond: NASA's Search for Water and Habitable Planets

Our Solar System and Beyond: NASA's Search for Water and Habitable Planets

WASHINGTON, April 1, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- NASA Television will air an event from 1 - 2 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, April 7, featuring leading science and engineering experts discussing the recent discoveries of water and organics in our solar system, the role our sun plays in water-loss in neighboring planets, and our search for habitable worlds among the stars.

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The event, which is open to the public, will take place in the Webb Auditorium at NASA Headquarters, 300 E Street SW in Washington.

The panel also will highlight the fundamental questions NASA is working to answer through its cutting-edge science research: Where do we come from? Where are we going? Are we alone?

Panel participants include:


-- John Grunsfeld, astronaut and Science Mission Directorate associate
administrator, NASA Headquarters, Washington
-- Ellen Stofan, chief scientist, NASA Headquarters
-- James Green, director of Planetary Science, NASA Headquarters
-- Jeffery Newmark, interim director of Heliophysics, NASA Headquarters
-- Paul Hertz, director of Astrophysics, NASA Headquarters
To participate by phone, reporters must contact Felicia Chou at 202-358-0257 or felicia.chou@nasa.gov and provide their media affiliation no later than noon Monday, April 6. Media and the public also may ask questions during the event via Twitter using the hashtag #askNASA.

For NASA TV streaming video, schedules and downlink information, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/nasatv

For more information about recent discoveries in our solar system and beyond, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov

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CONTACT: Felicia Chou, Headquarters, Washington, 202-358-0257, felicia.chou@nasa.gov

Web Site: http://www.nasa.gov


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