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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.

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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.

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Page 1: Book an Interview with "Planet Hunter" Eric Ford, Astronomer, to Mark the 25th Hubble Telescope Anniversary

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.