Media Advisory: Press Conference in Brazil to Announce Discovery in Outer Solar System

European Southern Observatory ^ | 25 March 2014 | ann14021

[SpinnerWebb]

An international team of astronomers, led by Felipe Braga-Ribas (Observatório Nacional/MCTI, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), has used telescopes at seven locations in South America, including the 1.54-metre Danish and TRAPPIST telescopes at ESO’s La Silla Observatory in Chile, to make a surprise discovery in the outer Solar System. This unexpected result raises several unanswered questions and is expected to provoke much debate. A press conference will be held in Brazil to present the new results and allow opportunities for questions. Note that all information regarding these findings is under strict embargo until 19:00 CET (15:00 BRT) on Wednesday 26 March 2014. When: The conference will be held on 26 March 2014 at 14:30 local time (BRT) and will take place in Portuguese with a summary in English. Who: The conference presenters are: Felipe Braga-Ribas, Observatório Nacional/MCTI, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Bruno Sicardy, LESIA, Observatoire de Paris, CNRS, Paris, France Prof. Roberto Martins, Observatório Nacional/MCTI, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Prof. Julio Camargo, Observatório Nacional/MCTI, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Where: The event takes place in Observatório Nacional, Auditório do Grupo de Pesquisas em Astronomia (GPA), in the GPA/LINEA Building in Rua General José Cristino, 77, Bairro de São Cristovão, Rio de Janeiro - RJ, 20921-400, Brazil.

[Steve_Seattle]

“Send More Chuck Berry.”

That's a good one. I needed a laugh.

[dfwgator]

[Steve_Seattle]

That’s an odd-looking object. It almost looks like some sort of craft.

[Lazamataz]

[SMARTY]

We are going to find out where Obama comes from

[SpinnerWebb]

That picture looks eerily familiar to something I spotted far and high with binoculars one time.

It was one of those things I never told anyone about.

[jpsb]

Well I better ping this so I can catch up later.

[BenLurkin]

[fatima]

Wow,If you can keep me posted.Just learning my telescope now.:)

[dfwgator]

[BitWielder1]

If in the outer solar system it has to be pretty darn big to be visible from Earth.
Size of a small planet, yet it's not spherical.

My guesses are:
A recently broken up comet.
A computer glitch.
The mother ship that once colonized Earth.

[FroggyTheGremlim]

V-Ger’s coming!

[cripplecreek]

The Votans are coming.

[Steve_Seattle]

Is that picture you posted a spoof, or does it actually have something to do with the press conference?

[gdani]

It's the missing Malaysian plane.

The ghost of Bin laden told Putin to tell the Pakistanis to tell the Iranians to fly the plane into space because that's a better hiding spot.

[BenLurkin]

Spoof.

[skinkinthegrass]

Where's Johnny? (Carson) ..Think about it!

[BenLurkin]

There is no doubt in my mind that this discovery will be something natural — and not any kind of technology.

[rocksblues]

I agree has to be something about climate change.

[GraceG]

It is the “Greys” mother ship, they don’t have FTL drive so they have to fly around sub-light in a big dumb ship then they use their tiny saucer craft to abduct rednecks and probe them...