mercredi 26 mars 2014

Surprise discovery in the outer Solar System

Press conference later today from the European Southern Observatory. (Tip-off from a friend who used to work at NASA.)




Quote:








An international team of astronomers, led by Felipe Braga-Ribas (Observatório Nacional/MCTI, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), has used telescopes at seven locations in South America, including the 1.54-metre Danish and TRAPPIST telescopes at ESO’s La Silla Observatory in Chile, to make a surprise discovery in the outer Solar System.



This unexpected result raises several unanswered questions and is expected to provoke much debate. A press conference will be held in Brazil to present the new results and allow opportunities for questions.



Note that all information regarding these findings is under strict embargo until 19:00 CET (15:00 BRT) on Wednesday 26 March 2014.



When: The conference will be held on 26 March 2014 at 14:30 local time (BRT) and will take place in Portuguese with a summary in English.



Who: The conference presenters are:



Felipe Braga-Ribas, Observatório Nacional/MCTI, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Bruno Sicardy, LESIA, Observatoire de Paris, CNRS, Paris, France

Prof. Roberto Martins, Observatório Nacional/MCTI, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Prof. Julio Camargo, Observatório Nacional/MCTI, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil





What have they found? Another planet? Bigfoot's spaceship?





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