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Kavadas
Tue 13 May 2008, 1945, Tue 13 May 2008
NASA to Announce Success of Long Galactic Hunt


WASHINGTON -- NASA has scheduled a media teleconference Wednesday, May 14, at 1 p.m. EDT, to announce the discovery of an object in our Galaxy astronomers have been hunting for more than 50 years. This finding was made by combining data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory with ground-based observations.

To participate in the teleconference, reporters must contact the Chandra Press Office at 617-496-7998 or e-mail mwatzke@cfa.harvard.edu. Live audio of the teleconference will be streamed online at:

NASA - NASA News Audio Live Streaming (http://www.nasa.gov/newsaudio)
A link to the streaming audio will appear before the event.

Ah, the speculation. I have two guesses myself:

1. A planet with an Earth-like atmosphere, liquid water, or both; or
2. Zod.