A new result that pushes the limits of black holes will be announced in a phone-in press conference on Tuesday, April 1st at 1:30pm Eastern (10:30am Pacific). This press conference will take place from the High Energy Astrophysics Division (HEAD) meeting of the American Astronomical Society being held in Los Angeles.
The results will be presented by Nikolai Shaposhnikov of NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center with commentary given by Vicky Kalogera from Northwestern University, who was not part of the study.
In order to receive information on how to participate in the phone-in press conference, reporters must call the HEAD press officer, Megan Watzke, at 1-617-496-7998 or email mwatzke@cfa.harvard.edu.
More information on the HEAD meeting can be found at http://www.confcon.com/head2008/