NASA to announce Kepler discovery with Lucasfilm/Industrial Light & Magic representative

[bananas]

http://nasawatch.com/archives/2011/09/lucasfilm-repre.html

Found Something, We Have
By Keith Cowing on September 14, 2011 7:55 PM 18 Comments

NASA To Announce Kepler Discovery At Media Briefing

"NASA will host a news briefing at 11 a.m. PDT, Thursday, Sept. 15, to announce a new discovery by the Kepler mission. The briefing will be held in the Syvertson auditorium, building N-201, at NASA's Ames Research Center in Moffett Field, Calif. ... A representative from Industrial Light & Magic (ILM), a division of Lucasfilm Ltd., will join a panel of scientists to discuss the discovery. "

Keith's note: Lucasfilm, eh? Hmm, wonder what they have found, do you? stay tuned.

[Fumesucker]

1. ...

[tridim]

2. That's no moon!

What could it be? A Tatooine-like planet? A planet orbiting a binary star system?

[bananas]

7. You guessed it! "A Tatooine-like planet? A planet orbiting a binary star system?"

Did you guess, or did you use the Force?

[tridim]

8. Total guess. The ILM guy was the big clue.

I searched google and only I and a guy from PC World got it right.

[Hugabear]

3. A planet that could possibly support life

I've read reports that NASA has found a slew of new planets, including several "Super-Earths". Supposedly one of these "Super-Earths" is in a habitable zone that could possibly support life. I'm guessing this is probably what the announcement is.

[nadinbrzezinski]

4. Spitzer must have narrowed readings

+100000

[Poll_Blind]

5. It simply sounds like a huge PR stunt driven by speculative interpretation.

I guarantee you, they actually come up with some breakthrough and they're not going to have the kid who played Webster up on the panel to "glitz it up". Not that there's anything with the man who is formerly the kid who played Webster...

PB

[wundermaus]

6. I hope they are kinder to us...

Than we would be to them...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vps2RKg2mzQ