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Anyone familiar with their work?<br />________________________<br /><br />Major NASA Extrasolar Planet Discovery Announcement Scheduled for August 31st <br /><br />A team of planet-hunters will announce their discovery of a new class of planets beyond our solar system at a NASA Science Update at 1 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, August 31. Their discovery represents a significant and much-anticipated advance in the hunt for extra-solar planets. <br /><br />Panelists include: <br /><br />Dr. Geoffrey Marcy, University of California, Berkeley <br />Dr. R. Paul Butler, Department of Terrestrial Magnetism, Carnegie Institution of Washington <br />Dr. Barbara McArthur, University of Texas, Austin <br />Dr. Alan Boss, staff research astronomer, Department of Terrestrial Magnetism, Carnegie Institution of Washington <br />Dr. Anne Kinney, moderator, director, Universe Division, Science Mission Directorate, NASA, Washington <br />