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NASA PRESENTS NEW SOLAR FINDINGS

Scientists using NASA's IMAGE mission and the joint ESA/NASA Cluster mission will present new findings that resolve a long-standing controversy into how the solar wind interacts with Earth's magnetosphere and how this interaction affects space weather.

The findings will be presented during a Space Science Update (SSU) at 1:00 p.m. EST, Dec. 3, 2003. The SSU is in NASA's Webb Auditorium, 300 E Street S.W., Washington. The briefing
will be carried live on NASA Television with two-way question-and-answer capability from participating NASA centers. Media may listen to the briefing by calling: 321/867-1220/1240/1260.

Panelists:

Dr. Harald Frey, associate research physicist, University of California at Berkeley

Dr. Tai Phan, associate research physicist, University of California at Berkeley

Dr. Nancy Crooker, research professor, Boston University, Mass.

Dr. Janet Kozyra, research professor, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich.

Dr. Richard Fisher, director, Sun-Earth Connection division, NASA HQ, Washington

NASA Television is available on AMC-9, transponder 9C, C-Band, located at 85 degrees west longitude. The frequency is 3880.0 MHz. Polarization is vertical, and audio is monaural at 6.80 MHz. For information about NASA TV on the Internet, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/index.html

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