NASA Hosting Science Update About Jupiter's Icy Moon Europa
NASA will host a Science Update at 10 a.m. PST (1 p.m. EST) on Wednesday, Nov. 16, to discuss new theories concerning Jupiter's icy moon Europa.
PASADENA, Calif. -- NASA will host a Science Update  at 10 a.m. PST (1 p.m. EST) on Wednesday, Nov. 16, to discuss new theories  concerning Jupiter's icy moon Europa. The event will be held at NASA  Headquarters in Washington.NASA  Television and the agency's website will broadcast the event live. For NASA TV streaming video, scheduling and downlink information,  visit:http://www.nasa.gov/ntv.The event will also be streamed live,  with a moderated chat, at:http://www.ustream.tv/nasajpl2.Europa, which is slightly smaller than Earth's  moon, is thought to have an iron core, a rocky mantle and an ocean of salty  water beneath its frozen surface.Briefing participants are:- Britney  Schmidt, postdoctoral fellow, Institute for Geophysics, University of Texas at  Austin- Tori Hoehler, astrobiologist and senior research  scientist, NASA's Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif.- Louise Prockter, planetary scientist, Johns  Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, Md.- Tom Wagner, program scientist, cryospheric sciences, Earth  Science Division, NASA HeadquartersFor more information about NASA and agency  programs, visit:http://www.nasa.gov.