book an interview with "planet hunter" eric ford, astronomer, to mark the 25th hubble...
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NASA's Hubble Space Telescope turns 25 this year. Planet hunter/astronomer Dr. Eric Ford will be a featured speaker at the Kennedy Space Center on April 25th to celebrate #Hubble25. His talk "Hubble Telescope and the Search for Habitable Worlds" will be a mind-expanding look into the universe--with high definition Hubble images--to explore the questions "Are there habitable planets beyond our solar system? How has Hubble contributed to this quest? What is a habitable zone?" and much more. BOOK YOUR INTERVIEW WITH ERIC FORD NOW.TRANSCRIPT
For Immediate Release Available for Interview Contact: Melissa Moss Research On The Road 814. 404. 6500 [email protected] ERIC FORD, ASTROPHYSICIST & “PLANET HUNTER” FOR
NASA TO BE FEATURED SPEAKER AT KENNEDY SPACE
CENTER’S #HUBBLE25 CELEBRATION ON
SATURDAY, APRIL 25, 2015
Interview Topics: • The quest for habitable worlds. What have we found? Why are we searching? What is
the Habitable Zone? • The story behind the planet Dr. Ford helped discover. The planet, Kepler-186f, is the
first validated Earth-size planet to orbit a distant star in the habitable zone. Why is this discovery important and exciting?
• The Hubble Space Telescope is 25 years old this year. What have we learned about
the universe from the photos Hubble has taken?
Eric Ford will be in the Orlando & Cape Canaveral areas from April 24 through 26. He is available for in-studio interviews during that time, and interviews via phone or video by arrangement before 4/24.