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October 27, 2009

NASA MEDIA ADVISORY: M09-207

NASA'S FERMI TELESCOPE CELEBRATES FIRST YEAR OF GAMMA-RAY SCIENCE

WASHINGTON -- NASA will hold a news teleconference at 2 p.m. EDT on
Wednesday, Oct. 28, to discuss the first-year science results from
the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope. This event replaces the
originally scheduled Oct. 29 media conference at NASA Headquarters in
Washington.

Fermi studies gamma rays, the highest-energy form of light. Findings
discussed will include measurements relevant to the search for new
theories of gravity.

The panelists are:
- Jon Morse, director, Astrophysics Division, NASA Headquarters
- Julie McEnery, Fermi project scientist, NASA's Goddard Space Flight
Center in Greenbelt, Md.
- Peter Michelson, Fermi Large Area Telescope principal investigator,
Stanford University in Palo Alto, Calif.
- Robert Kirshner, professor of astronomy, Harvard-Smithsonian Center
for Astrophysics in Cambridge, Mass.
- Mario Livio, astrophysicist, Space Telescope Science Institute in
Baltimore

To reserve a telephone line, journalists should e-mail their name,
media affiliation and telephone number to J.D. Harrington at:



j.d.harrington@nasa.gov


For more information about NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope,
visit:



http://www.nasa.gov/fermi

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