World Space Week general information: This website provides information about the history of World Space Week, its goals, and links to other WSW events around the world. World Space Week was declared by the United Nations "to celebrate each year at the international level the contributions of space science and technology to the betterment of the human condition."
The Space Education Council UK has programme of World Space Week events occurring in the UK, and a teacher's pack for WSW.
MIT Mars Week is a three-day conference dedicated mainly to the education of university students about the past, present and future exploration of Mars, taking place from October 4th-6th.
Mars Society International homepage: The home of the Mars Society International, an organization that advocates the human exploration and development of Mars. The Mars Society has over 5000 members across the world and counts scientists, students, artists, politicians, astronauts and more among its supporters.
The Flashline Mars Arctic Research Station and the Mars Desert Research Station are two of the Mars Society's flagship scientific projects where scientists are currently researching the logistics and problems involved in the long-term human exploration of Mars.
New Mars is the flagship online magazine for the Mars Society, providing articles, essays and short stories from the most prominent members of the Mars and space communities. Updated regularly, New Mars encourages discussion and debate of important Mars related issues both through its original articles and also through its forums.
The Mars Gravity Biosatellite Project is a private initiative to study the effects of Martian gravity on mammals, using a spinning spacecraft in low Earth orbit to generate artificial gravity identical to that on Mars.
Chapters List: The Mars Society has dozens of chapters within the United States and across the world - find one near you!
Generation Mars is the Mars Society's flagship educational outreach project to the youth. Founded by two 18 year old Mars Society members, Generation Mars is currently operating in the UK and Canada with plans to expand internationally in 2002.
The Planetary Society is the world's largest space advocacy organization with over 100,000 members, and is dedicated to encouraging the exploration of other planets and supporting educational activities about space.
The National Space Society (of America) promotes change in social, technical, economic, and political conditions to advance the day when people will live and work in space.
Students for the Exploration and Development of Space (SEDS).
SpaceRef offers a comprehensive view of the daily events concerning space internationally.
MarsNews specializes in news covering the exploration of Mars and search for past and present life.
Everything Space is a general space news and discussion website with a chat room, videos and forums.
Government space agency websites: NASA, ESA and the Canadian Space Agency.
NASA Mars Exploration website, with in-depth information and news about all of NASA's past, present and future Mars exploration missions.
View of the Solar System is a richly illustrated and extensive resource of information and data concerning all the planets in our Solar System.
The Nine Planets is a highly respected educational website that serves as an excellent introduction for people of all ages into the planets of the Solar System.
Astrobiology: The Living Universe is an award-winning educational website which covers the multidisciplinary field of astrobiology, including the subjects of planetary biology, origins of life, humans in space and exobiology.
The NASA Astrobiology Institute and the Astrobiology at NASA websites are great starting points for information on the work NASA is doing to further our knowledge of life in the universe, featuring interviews with prominent scientists.
Keep up with all the latest news on astrobiology at Astrobiology.com. This website also offers a vast array of links and information on other astrobiology related resources on the Internet.