After five amazing years of brokering and facilitating educational programs in astronomy and space science, the New England Space Science Initiative in Education (NESSIE) has shut down its operations. NASA-funded scientists wishing to get involved in education and public outreach are encouraged to explore the wealth of information provided by NASA's Science Mission Directorate at http://science.hq.nasa.gov/education/ .

Related NASA projects include:

• The Universe Forum at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics at http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/seuforum/
• The Pre-Service Education Working Group (PSEWG) at http://www.lpi.usra.edu/education/score/psewg
• The Center for Astronomy Education at http://astronomy101.jpl.nasa.gov which serves college faculty
• Scientists in Education at http://www.scientistsineducation.org/ -- a service to scientists which arose from the Scientists Communication and Involvement Working Group (SCIWG) at http://www.sciwg.org/

Further helpful information for research scientists, college faculty, K-12 teachers, students, amateur scientists, and the general public can be found at the following websites:

• Project ASTRO http://hea-www.harvard.edu/astro/
• The ASP (Astronomical Society of the Pacific) http://www.astrosociety.org
• The AAS (American Astronomical Society) Education page at
• The Astronomy Education Review at http://aer.noao.edu/ a peer-reviewed journal on research in astronomy education.
• Earth & Space Sciences at the Museum of Science at http://www.mos.org/topics/earth_and_space_sciences

Contact information for the NESSIE team:

Cary I. Sneider, Ph. D.
Museum of Science
Science Park
Boston, MA 02114
csneider@mos.org
http://www.mos.org/

Cathy Clemens, M.S.
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
60 Garden St.
Cambridge, MA 02138
617-496-7867
cclemens@cfa.harvard.edu
http://hea-www.harvard.edu/astro/

William H. Waller, Ph.D.
Research Associate Professor of Astronomy
Department of Physics and Astronomy
Tufts University, Medford, MA 02155
617-627-3655
william.waller@tufts.edu
http://ase.tufts.edu/physics/faculty.htm