NASA Highlights Astrophysics Discoveries at American Astronomical Society Meeting

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Dec 31, 2014, 01:22 ET

WASHINGTON, Dec. 31, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- NASA researchers will present a wide range of new astrophysics findings at the 225th meeting of the American Astronomical Society (AAS). The AAS meeting runs Sunday, Jan. 4 through Thursday, Jan. 8, 2015 at the Washington State Convention Center, 800 Convention Place, Seattle. Media registration for the event is open.

All briefings will be streamed on AAS's website and accessible to registered journalists. NASA scientists and their colleagues will present briefings on noteworthy discoveries, including newly-validated exoplanets, an interesting X-ray phenomenon from the black hole in our Milky Way, and never-seen-before images.

For a complete list of NASA-related news briefings, visit:
http://www.nasa.gov/aas

Details on NASA presentations will be updated on the website throughout the week.

For detailed information on the AAS meeting, visit:
http://aas.org/meetings/aas225

For more information about NASA programs, visit:
http://www.nasa.gov

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