http://www.mail.com/subjects/50528-astrobiology.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/subjects/50528-astrobiology.html http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2028902-nasa-sees-distant-planets-that-ideal-life.html WASHINGTON (AP) — NASA's planet-hunting telescope has discovered two planets that seem like ideal places for some sort of life to flourish. And they are just the right size and in just the right place. One is toasty, the other nippy. The distant duo are the best candidates for habitable planets that astronomers have found so far, said William Borucki, the... Thu, 18 Apr 2013 21:30:15 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2028902-nasa-sees-distant-planets-that-ideal-life.html 2013-04-18T21:30:15Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1914550-capt-kirks-vulcan-entry-wins-pluto-moons-contest.html CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — "Star Trek" fans, rejoice. An online vote to name Pluto's two newest, itty-bitty moons is over. And No. 1 is Vulcan, a name suggested by actor William Shatner, who played Capt. Kirk in the original "Star Trek" TV series. Vulcan snared nearly 200,000 votes among the more than 450,000 cast during the two-week contest, which ended... Mon, 25 Feb 2013 22:28:44 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1914550-capt-kirks-vulcan-entry-wins-pluto-moons-contest.html 2013-02-25T22:28:44Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1888424-wisconsin-scientists-help-search-alien-life.html MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Scientists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison are helping search for evidence of alien life not by looking into outer space, but by studying some rocks right here on Earth. Some of the rocks are up to 3.5 billion years old. The scientists are looking for crucial information to understand how life might have arisen elsewhere in the... Wed, 13 Feb 2013 15:57:52 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1888424-wisconsin-scientists-help-search-alien-life.html 2013-02-13T15:57:52Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1872778-closest-earth-like-planet-stroll-park.html CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Earth-like worlds may be closer and more plentiful than anyone imagined. Astronomers reported Wednesday that the nearest Earth-like planet may be just 13 light-years away — or some 77 trillion miles. That planet hasn't been found yet, but should be there based on the team's study of red dwarf stars. Galactic... Wed, 06 Feb 2013 19:06:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1872778-closest-earth-like-planet-stroll-park.html 2013-02-06T19:06:00Z