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Next Space Science Update Features Stars in Blaze of Glory

Don Savage
Headquarters, Washington, DC                   December 10, 1997
(Phone:  202/358-1547)

Tammy Jones
Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD
(Phone:  301/286-5566)

Ray Villard
Space Telescope Science Institute, Baltimore, MD
(Phone:  410/338-4514)

NOTE TO EDITORS:  N97-90

NEXT SPACE SCIENCE UPDATE FEATURES STARS IN BLAZE OF GLORY 

       The next Space Science Update (SSU), called "Final Blaze of 
Glory," is scheduled for Wednesday, Dec. 17, at 1 p.m. EST.  The 
Update will feature a dazzling collection of detailed views 
released by several teams of astronomers using NASA's Hubble Space 
Telescope.  The images reveal surprisingly intricate glowing 
patterns spun into space by aging stars: pinwheels, lawn sprinkler 
style jets, elegant goblet shapes, and even some that look like a 
rocket engine's exhaust.

       The astronomers say the incandescent sculptures are forcing 
a re-thinking of stellar evolution.  In particular, the patterns 
may be woven by an aging star's interaction with unseen companions: 
planets, brown dwarfs, or smaller stars.

        Panelists will be:

*  Dr. Howard Bond, Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI), Baltimore MD
*  Dr. Mario Livio, STScI
*  Dr. Bruce Balick, University of Washington, Seattle
*  Dr. Anne L. Kinney, Space Telescope Science Institute, Baltimore, MD
*  Dr. David Leckrone, HST Project Scientist, Goddard Space Flight 
      Center, Greenbelt, MD, panel moderator

       The SSU will originate from NASA Headquarters Auditorium, 
300 E St., SW, Washington, DC, and will be carried live on NASA TV 
with two-way question-and-answer capability for reporters covering 
the event from participating NASA centers.  

       NASA Television 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 407/867-1220.

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