Exoplanets, Supernovae, High-Energy Sky, New Images Among NASA News Highlights at American Astronomical Society Meeting

WASHINGTON -- NASA researchers will present new findings on a wide
range of space science topics during the 2012 winter meeting of the
American Astronomical Society (AAS). Convention Center, 500 E. Cesar
Chavez St., Austin, Texas.

Media briefings during the conference will feature topics including
new results on exoplanets, galaxies, supernovae, gamma-ray bursts,
black holes and exciting new images. Missions featured include:
Chandra, Fermi, Herschel, Hubble, Kepler, RXTE, SOFIA, Spitzer and
WISE. In addition, NASA scientists and their colleagues, who use NASA
research capabilities, will present findings during scientific
sessions that are open to registered journalists.

For a complete list of NASA-related news briefings and town halls at
the meeting, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/aas

The website contains detailed information for reporters who wish to
participate in the briefings, both on-site and remotely. This site
will be updated throughout the week with additional information about
NASA presentations.

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