[meteorite-list] NASA Announces Wednesday Media Teleconference About Search For Extraterrestrial Life

[Ron Baalke]

April 27, 2010

Dwayne Brown 
Headquarters, Washington      
202-358-1726 
dwayne.c.brown at nasa.gov 

Linda Billings 
George Washington University, Washington 
703-635-9799 
libillin at gwu.edu   


MEDIA ADVISORY: M10-064

NASA ANNOUNCES WEDNESDAY MEDIA TELECONFERENCE ABOUT SEARCH FOR EXTRATERRESTRIAL LIFE

WASHINGTON -- NASA will hold a news media teleconference at 1:30 p.m. 
EDT, Wednesday, April 28, to discuss the status of agency-sponsored 
astrobiology research, including the search for evidence of 
extraterrestrial life and the study of how life began on Earth. 
Topics also will include the quest for evidence of life on Mars, the 
habitability of other celestial bodies, and future technology 
research. 

This week, NASA and scientists from around the world are gathering at 
a biennial meeting near Houston to celebrate 50 years of astrobiology 
research. Astrobiology is the study of the origin, evolution, 
distribution and future of life in the universe. Scientists gathered 
to share new data and insights, initiate and advance collaborations, 
plan new projects, and educate the next generation of 
astrobiologists. 

The teleconference participants are: 
Mary Voytek, astrobiology senior scientist at NASA Headquarters, 
Washington 
Steve Squyres, researcher, Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y. 
Bill Schopf, researcher, University of California, Los Angeles 
Jack Farmer, researcher, Arizona State University, Tempe, Ariz. 
John Peters, researcher, Montana State University, Bozeman 

To obtain call-in information, journalists should e-mail their name, 
media affiliation and telephone number to: 


dwayne.c.brown at nasa.gov 


Audio of the teleconference will be streamed live on NASA's website 
at: 

http://www.nasa.gov/newsaudio 

For more information about NASA astrobiology activities, visit: 

http://astrobiology.nasa.gov   

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