Space Science (& other) News Services

Please send corrections, updates, etc. to Elizabeth Roettger. WORK IN PROGRESS...

Also check Mailing List Manners 101 and 102 articles published by TidBITS at: http://db.tidbits.com/getbits.acgi?tbser=1141

Local:

NASA/DePaul Space Science Center's Teacher Advisory listserve: http://analyzer.depaul.edu/nasabroker/Advisory/#getNotices
Mag-Net: http://analyzer.depaul.edu/nasateachers/magnet/ (instructions for joining the listserve are not yet there... but try http://click.egroups.com/1/11231/0/_/_/_/982619657/ (I think) or send a message to chicagomagnet-subscribe@egroups.com from your own e-mail address.

From NASA:

http://spacescience.com/news/subscribe.htm SpaceScience.com will notify you, via short, descriptive e-mail messages, of our latest science headlines as soon as they appear on our site. Space weather alerts as well as notifications of Thursday's Classroom lesson plans related to breaking science news are also sent to members of this list.
http://science.nasa.gov/ Science@NASA will notify you, via short, descriptive e-mail messages, of our latest science headlines as soon as they appear on our site. (Express Delivery through Marshall Space Flight Center.) http://science.nasa.gov/news/subscribe.htm
NASA press releases and other information are available automatically by sending an Internet electronic mail message to domo@hq.nasa.gov. In the body of the message (not the subject line) users should type the words "subscribe press-release" (no quotes). The system will reply with a confirmation via E-mail of each subscription. A second automatic message will include additional information on the service. NASA releases also are available via CompuServe using the command GO NASA. Archives can be found at http://www.nasa.gov/hqpao/newsroom.html/ .
Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL): http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/ (go to the bottom, enter your e-mail address).
Hubble Space Telescope: STScI press releases and other information are available automatically by sending an Internet electronic mail message to public-request@stsci.edu . In the body of the message (not the subject line) users should type the word "subscribe" (don't use quotes). The system will respond with a confirmation of the subscription, and users will receive new press releases as they are issued.
To receive Ames press releases via email, send an email with the word "subscribe" in subject line to: ames-releases-request@lists.arc.nasa.gov. Also, the NASA Ames Public Affairs Home Page at URL, http://ccf.arc.nasa.gov/dx/ includes press releases and JPEG images in AP Leaf Desk format minus embedded captions.
NASA Quest (through Ames): http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/interactive/ currently (6/2000) includes Space Team Online, Aero Team Online, Women of NASA, and Space Scientists Online. "To stay informed about future NASA Quest opportunities, send an e-mail message to subscribe@quest.arc.nasa.gov . Our software will detect your address and automatically subscribe you."
SEE BELOW for mission-specific lists.

From the National Science Foundation (NSF):

http://www.nsf.gov/home/cns/start.htm Custom news service - enter your e-mail address, then choose your news by subject, type, or detailed list.

From other government agencies:

NFSI (see http://www.explorespace.com/NFSI/): list@isbe.state.il.us "subscribe nfsi" ...includes forwarded Skylights.

From professional & amateur organizations:

Dome-L & others (Dome-L is a private list for planetarium professionals) www.planetarium.net/dome-l (changed 1/2001) .
Chicago Systemic Initiative / Chicago Public Schools (CSI/CPS): http://home.sprintmail.com/~mikelach/subscribe.html The science listserve includes some messages forwarded from NASA news servers, Chicago Catalyst http://www.catalyst-chicago.org, and TCEBeditor@aol.com
Indiana Science listserve (and others, use command "lists"): Majordomo@listserv.state.in.us "subscribe science"
There's a listserve set up by Tim Slater & company for the astronomy education *research* community. You can either access past messages at: http://www.onelist.com/community/astrolrner or register on the "onelist" website (free) and "subscribe" to the list, if you prefer to have new messages sent to you. Instructions to join the Astronomy Education Research email listserv: http://solar.physics.montana.edu/aae/astrolrner/ .
IMSE-L list (Institute for Math and Science Education) at University of Illinois at Chicago. listserv@listserv.uic.edu "subscribe IMSE-L"
majordomo@unr.edu "subscribe aets-l"

From publishers & others:

listproc@learner.org "subscribe channel-talk"

TBD:

Skylights, weekly night sky update from Jim Kaler (defaults to Chicago area references). Updated on Fridays. See: http://www.astro.uiuc.edu/~kaler/skylights.html (I get this e-mailed through NFSI, above.)
http://www.umsl.edu/~sigiler/ The Informal Learning Environments Research SIG is a special interest group (SIG) within the American Educational Research Association (AERA)
LEARN (Lowell Electronic Astronomy Resource Newsletter) is an electronic newsletter issued by Lowell Observatory on a monthly basis. Its purpose is as an informational resource for educators teaching astronomy. If you need to change your email address, would like to be removed from this list, know of somebody who would like to be added, or have suggestions or questions, please contact Kevin Schindler at kevin@lowell.edu.
JPLNews@jpl.nasa.gov "subscribe mars-98" ...additional mailing list suggestions from Ron Baalke:
NEAR-EARTH OBJECTS NASA's Near-Earth Object program was established in 1998 to help coordinate, and provide a focal point for, the study of comets and asteroids that can approach the Earth's orbit. Covers the latest news on asteroids, comets, meteor showers and meteorite. Current emphasis is on the NEAR mission, which entered orbit around asteroid 433 Eros on February 14. Subscription instructions: http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/email.html
STARDUST Launched in February 1999, STARDUST will encounter Comet Wild-2 in 2004 and fly through the comet's coma, capturing comet particles with an amazing substance called aerogel. The spacecraft will also collect interstellar dust particles, and in fact, will start this dust collection on February 22. STARDUST will return its precious cargo to the Earth in 2006. Subscription instructions: http://stardust.jpl.nasa.gov/mail.html
GALILEO Launch in 1989, Galileo has been in Jupiter orbit since December 1995, and has made numerous flybys of Jupiter's large moons. Galileo has discovered evidence for a liquid oceans on Europa, Ganymede and Callisto. The next encounter is scheduled for February 22 with Io, the most volcanically active body in our solar system. Subscription instructions: http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/galileo/mail.html
"Topozone" topographical newlsetter alerts, company working with the US Geological Survey. http://topozone.com/signup.asp
SpaceViews http://www.spaceviews.com/ includes news summaries and opinion pieces.
SpaceDaily Express http://www.spacedaily.com/ International news, opinion (I found this to be information overload).
"Mike Horton of Perris High School in California has set up a new list for members to receive chemistry labs and activities as they are submitted. So far the materials sent have been very worthwhile and have come from a variety of sources. Mike is an excellent chemistry and physics teacher with lots of interesting and entertaining ideas on how to approach different topics so I highly recommend submitting your name and email address to this list.
Send your name and email address to the following: scitch@inland.net (mike horton) with the words "Attachment List" in the subject line requesting membership to the Attachment List in the body followed by your email address.[...] Regards, J. Baumwirt"
"The Science Education for Public Understanding (SEPUP) program at UC-Berkeley has started their own list serve, for discussions about science education in general and the SEPUP products--modules, IEY, S&S, SALI--in particular. To sign up, visit the following URL. http://www.tappedin.org/HyperNews/edit-subscribe.pl/forums/sepup.html . (They've got a strange software set up to handle the list, with a pretty murky interface. You've been warned...) -ML"
"This is probably more than anyone's inbox can handle, but there's at least 100 other list server available at this web site. http://www.sfusd.k12.ca.us/resources/listserv.html -ML"
"The George Lucas Educational Foundation (GLEF)! GLEF BLAST will come to you as an e-mail blast once every few months and provide you with the latest on our recent activities to bring you the most exciting, inspiring stories from schools moving into The Digital Age. As the world goes digital, so are we! All of our content-"Edutopia" newsletter, "Learn & Live" film segments and book content-are available as web pages, PDF files, and QuickTime movies on our web site http://www.glef.org ."

Appended from a previous list, until I get time to merge the two:

Handy Listservers & other news

E. Roettger's Homepage at DePaul University

(Also check my main page, my other website, Physics 114, the NASA/DePaul/Chicago Advisory, or SSITeachers.)

Listservers for news and information:

Unless directed otherwise, send e-mail from the address you're using to the address listed below, with the word "subscribe" or other phrase listed, and NO SIGNATURE or other text. In general, you'll get one or more messages back shortly afterwards, confirming your subscription, giving more information, and telling you how to get off the list if you wish. In some cases, a confirmation request is sent, to which you must respond as directed.

NASA Press Releases: domo@lists.hq.nasa.gov "subscribe press-release". The mailing list is used to distribute NASA's Press Releases and other selected documents to interested users via E-mail.
The Jet Propulsion Laboratory's Media Relations Office: news releases, status reports and Internet advisories. jplnews@jpl.nasa.gov "subscribe news", or look for more information at http://www.jpl.nasa.gov . There are also specific listservers, such as the one for the Galileo mission jplnews@jpl.nasa.gov "subscribe galileo".
Hubble Space Telescope press releases and other information: public-request@stsci.edu "subscribe".
Sun-Earth Connection Education and Public Outreach Newsletter (approx. monthly): Majordomo@nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov "subscribe secepo@nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov" - leave the subject line blank.
National Science Foundation (NSF) news releases: sign up via their web page: http://www.nsf.gov/home/cns/start.htm .
NASA SpaceLink announcements of new educational resources: http://spacelink.nasa.gov/xh/express.html .
Interactive online projects with NASA: listmanager@quest.arc.nasa.gov "subscribe sharing-NASA" Announcements about interactive online projects to connect students and teachers with enthusiastic NASA people and their interesting projects; also Passport to Knowledge series. (There are also sub-lists; see http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/interactive/.)
Spaceviews: Majordomo@wayback.com "subscribe spaceviews". SpaceViews covers recent developments in space policy, exploration, development, in-depth articles, book reviews, National Space Society news, and other features related to the creation of a "Spacefaring Civilization". Includes recent space launches and upcoming events. (Monthly, plus mid-month update.) The SpaceViews Web site (www.spaceviews.com) is updated on a daily basis with the latest space news.
SpaceDaily Express - August 4, 1999 http://www.spacedaily.com summarizes news & updates.
LEARN (Lowell Electronic Astronomy Resource Newsletter) monthly - by Lowell Observatory. "Its purpose is as an informational resource for educators teaching astronomy. If you need to change your email address, would like to be removed from this list, know of somebody who would like to be added, or have suggestions or questions, please contact Kevin Schindler at kevin@lowell.edu. An archive of past issues of LEARN is available on-line at http://www.lowell.edu/education/LEARN/index.html ."
NASA Space Science Research Announcements: majordomo@lists.hq.nasa.gov "subscribe oss-research"
The National Institute for Urban School Improvement (majordomo@mail.edc.org "subscribe E-News") Monthly E-News serves to inform individuals of the work of the Institute and other organizations engaged in urban education and inclusive schooling, upcoming conferences and events, new online and off-line products and resources, and other news happening in the field. Back issues of E-News can be found at: http://www.edc.org/urban/enews.html .

Participatory e-mail lists. Please observe "nettiquette" when using interactive lists. Some nettiquette information can be found at http://db.tidbits.com/getbits.acgi?tbser=1141 . Another collection of listservers can be found at http://www.sfusd.k12.ca.us/resources/listserv.html .

State-specific:

Indiana: Majordomo@listserv.state.in.us has many lists, send the command "lists" to get the full listing. Some are: "subscribe istep", "subscribe k12ideas", "subscribe science"
Illinois: Near and Far Science for Illinois list@list.isbe.state.il.us "digest nfsi"

Local to Chicago:

Chicago Public Schools science & math lists; go to
http://home.sprintmail.com/~mikelach/subscribe.html : or send to requests@lists.csi.cps.k12.il.us
In the subject field type "subscribe science <Your Name>" or "subscribe math <Your Name>". Alternatively, you can get a digest version using "subscribe digest Science" or "subscribe digest Math".
The science lists includes (posted by various participants) Catalyst: Voices of Chicago School Reform (http://www.catalyst-chicago.org), Triangle Coalition Electronic Bulletin (tricoal@aol.com), and other electronic newsletters.
CCETP-L mailing list (Chicago Collaborative for Excellence in Teacher Preparation Discussion List) by Marty Gartzman Gartzman@UIC.EDU. (Subscription by private e-mail & confirmation.)
IMSE-L mailing list (Institute for Math and Science Education) by Marty Gartzman Gartzman@UIC.EDU (Subscription by private e-mail & confirmation.) Colloquium announcements from the University of Illinois Chicago.
DePaul/NASA Space Science Center's Advisory of Teachers listserve:
http://analyzer.depaul.edu/nasabroker/Advisory/NL0101.htm#Announcements

Research into (science) learning, teaching, and/or assessment:

Informal Learning Environments Research (ILER): http://ILER.listbot.com/ (museums, etc.), a special interest group of American Educational Research Association (AERA); also connected to National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST).
Association for the Education of Teachers in Science (AETS) listserve: http://www.aets.unr.edu/AETS/sub.html
Astronomy education research, discussion list: http://solar.physics.montana.edu/aae/astrolrner/