International Committee Against Mars Sample Return
Educational website concerning planetary protection, forward contamination of Mars, and back contamination of Earth by microbes.
http://www.icamsr.org
Leicester University: Beagle2 Space Research Centre
Information on the Beagle 2 Mars Lander for launch in 2003 aboard the European Space Agency's Mars Express mission, with instrumentation developed at Leicester University to search for evidence of extant or extinct life.
http://www.src.le.ac.uk/projects/beagle2/
Life on Mars
Malin Space Science Systems article recounts the history of speculation and investigation into the possibility of life on the red planet.
http://barsoom.msss.com/http/ps/life/life.html
Life on Mars and Europa Space Exploration Page
Images and facts about the possibility of life on Mars, Europa, and current exploration projects.
http://www.dummysoftware.com/mars/index.html
Life on Mars? [MarsNews.com]
The discovery of Mars meteorite ALH84001 and debate about the findings of ancient Martian life contained within. The Viking experiments and the debate about the results of the Labeled Release experiment. The implications if Mars life is found.
http://www.marsnews.com/focus/life/
Martian Meteorite Debate Rages On
News article examining controversy caused by studies of Martian meteorite ALH 84001 which may contain organic compounds.
http://csmonitor.com/2002/0412/p25s02-stss.html
Old data holds new hope for Life on Mars
There's a rhythm in the release of radioactive-labeled gas in the experiments done by the Viking-Landers in 1976. This cycle could be the circadian rhythm of bacteria.
http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/solarsystem/viking_data_000519.html
Red Planet Life
Seven short articles regarding life on mars, extra terrestrial life, and man getting to mars.
http://redplanetlife.com
The Cydonia Controversy
An investigation of the Face that takes a more scientific approach.
http://www.newfrontiersinscience.com/cydoniacontroversy/
Wired News: Scientists: Life on Mars Likely
Interviewed researchers speculate on the likelihood of finding Archaea or other subsurface microbial activity.
http://wired.com/news/space/0%2C2697%2C67315%2C00.html