NASA Astrobiology Press Conference Set

Astrobiology Video Premier: NASA will hold a news conference to discuss an astrobiology finding that will impact the search for evidence of extraterrestrial life beginning at 2 p.m. EST on Thursday, Dec. 2, 2010 at the NASA Headquarters auditorium. The live broadcast of the conference will be available at http://www.nasa.gov/ntv Astrobiology is the study of the origin, evolution, distribution and future of life in the universe.

Though the science journal has embargoed details of the discoveries secret until the conference, it can be expected to be related with three fundamental questions from NASA's Astrobiology Program: How does life begin and evolve? Is there life beyond Earth and, if so, how can we detect it? What is the future of life on Earth and in the universe?

The briefing participants will include Mary Voytek, director of Astrobiology Program, Felisa Wolfe-Simon, NASA astrobiology research fellow, Pamela Conrad, astrobiologist at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, Steven Benner, distinguished fellow from Foundation for Applied Molecular Evolution and James Elser, professor from Arizona State University.