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    Brown dwarfs are intriguing objects that, unlike stars, are too low in mass to burn hydrogen. At 15 to 80 times the mass of Jupiter, the light that they emit is so faint it's hard to tell how many of them are scattered throughout the galaxy. At the conclusion of the memorial service, family, friends and long-time associates will honor Dr. Gilruth's memory by planting a tree in his honor.

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    Brown dwarfs are intriguing objects that, unlike stars, are too low in mass to burn hydrogen. At 15 to 80 times the mass of Jupiter, the light that they emit is so faint it's hard to tell how many of them are scattered throughout the galaxy. At the conclusion of the memorial service, family, friends and long-time associates will honor Dr. Gilruth's memory by planting a tree in his honor.

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    Official NASA Communication M00-165a

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    Brown dwarfs are intriguing objects that, unlike stars, are too low in mass to burn hydrogen. At 15 to 80 times the mass of Jupiter, the light that they emit is so faint it's hard to tell how many of them are scattered throughout the galaxy. At the conclusion of the memorial service, family, friends and long-time associates will honor Dr. Gilruth's memory by planting a tree in his honor.

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    Add to NASA Daily News Summary

    For Release: August 23, 2000


    Media Advisory m00-165a

    SUMMARY

    NEWS RELEASES

    HUBBLE GETS HEAD COUNT OF ELUSIVE BROWN DWARF STARS

    CORRECTION: AUGUST 28 MEMORIAL SERVICE PLANNED


    FOR DR. ROBERT GILRUTH

    *****************************

    NEWS RELEASES

    HUBBLE GETS HEAD COUNT OF ELUSIVE BROWN DWARF STARS

    Astronomers using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope have taken


    attendance in a class of brown dwarfs and found indications that
    these odd and elusive objects also tend to be loners. The Hubble
    census -- the most complete to date -- provides new and compelling
    evidence that stars and planets form in different ways.

    Considered an astronomical oddity only a few years ago, brown


    dwarfs are intriguing objects that, unlike stars, are too low in
    mass to burn hydrogen, but are more massive than planets. At 15 to
    80 times the mass of Jupiter, the light that they emit is so faint
    it's hard to tell how many of them are scattered throughout the
    galaxy, and how they're formed.

    Contact at NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC: Don Savage (Phone:


    202/358-1727)
    Contact at Space Telescope Science Institute, Baltimore, MD: Ray
    Villard (Phone: 410/338-4514)
    Contact at National Optical Astronomy Observatories, Tucson, AZ:
    Suzanne Jacoby (Phone: 520/318-8364)

    For full text, see:


    ftp://ftp.hq.nasa.gov/pub/pao/pressrel/2000/00-130.txt

    ----------------------------

    CORRECTION: AUGUST 28 MEMORIAL SERVICE PLANNED


    FOR DR. ROBERT GILRUTH

    ***Time previously listed for the fly-over was incorrect.


    Corrected copy is below.***

    A memorial service honoring the life of Dr. Robert


    Rowe Gilruth, considered "the father" of America's human
    space flight program, will take place at NASA's Johnson
    Space Center, Houston, TX, at 11 a.m. EDT, August 28, in
    the Teague Auditorium. The memorial service is open to the
    public.

    At the conclusion of the memorial service, family,


    friends and long-time associates will honor Dr. Gilruth's
    memory by planting a tree in the Memorial Grove on the
    Johnson grounds. The day's observances will conclude at
    approximately 12:15 p.m. EDT with a "missing man" fly-over
    by NASA astronauts.

    Limited space for accredited media representatives


    wishing to cover the ceremony at Teague will be available.
    Media representatives wishing to cover the activities must
    notify the JSC newsroom by fax (281/483-2000) before 6 p.m.
    EDT Friday, August 25.

    Contact at NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC: Bob Jacobs (Phone:


    202/358-1600)
    Contact at NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX: Eileen Hawley
    (Phone: 281/483-5111)

    NOTE TO EDITORS: N00-40


    ----------------------------

    If NASA issues any news releases later today, we will e-


    mail summaries and Internet URLs to this list.

    Index of 2000 NASA News Releases:


    http://www.nasa.gov/releases/2000/index.html

    Index of 1999 NASA News Releases:


    http://www.nasa.gov/releases/1999/index.html

    *****************************

    The NASA Daily News Summary is issued each business day at


    approximately 2 pm Eastern time. Members of the media who wish
    to subscribe or unsubscribe from this list, please send e-mail
    message to:

    Brian.Dunbar@hq.nasa.gov

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    end of daily news summary

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