[FPSPACE] Right NOW: NSF briefing on an extrasolar "earth-like" planet (in terms of mass)

[Jim Oberg]

direct link: http://www.vodium.com/MediapodLibrary/index.asp?library=pn100167_nsf_planetdiscovery&SessionArgs=0R1U0000000100000111

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>From -- A New Earth? (http://www.transterrestrial.com/archives/005361.html#005361)

I've been told by someone at NSF that there may be an announcement today of an extrasolar "earth-like" planet (in terms of mass) at 1 PM. We'll keep an eye out.

[Update at 11:30 AM EDT]

Here's a link (http://nsf.gov/news/newsmedia/planetdiscovery.jsp) to a webcast on it, coming up in an hour and a half. The person who notified me of this writes:

"I believe, based on the level of media they're expecting that it will be an earth-size and mass planet outside of the solar system.

Let's keep our fingers crossed."