As you might expect, the announcement of the discovery of Martian life evidence prompted an explosion of Web sites with more information and commentary on the news. Perhaps the best place to start a Web exploration of Mars sites is the page at the Federation of American Scientists site, run by John Pike. The site is a hotlist of links to other sources, including official NASA sites, other news sources (including SpaceViews' coverage of the news) and background information.

http://www.fas.org/mars/

If you're looking for a job in the space industry, a visit to the Space Jobs web site might be in order. The site lists job openings in a wide variety of fields, all of which have some connection to space. Whether it's a postdoctoral fellowship or a software engineer position or a flight simulation test pilot opening, Space Jobs has it listed. You can also have the site e-mail you when new job offerings in your fields are interest are posted. Space Jobs is provided by The Internet Conveyor Ltd., a Canadian firm which also provides Internet products and technical support for the International Space University, SEDS-Canada, and the 2111 Foundation for Exploration.

http://www.spacejobs.com/

If you thought the brief portrayal of SETI as seen in the blockbuster movie Independence Day was realistic, the folks at the SETI Institute would like to correct your impressions. They have put together a page that explains some of the differences between SETI as portrayed in the movie and as doe in real life. The differences range from the humorous ("When we are in the control room monitoring observations, we do not practice putting. We play computer games.") to more serious and profound differences. A sobering thought: the movie's opening weekend take, $50 million, is enough to fund all existing SETI projects for a dozen years.

http://www.seti-inst.edu/seti-id4.html