g STARS - The universe's best real estate for life may be around stars a little less massive than the sun, called orange dwarfs, according to a new analysis. These stars live much longer than sun-like stars, and have safer habitable zones - where liquid water can exist - than those of lighter red dwarf stars. See article.
g ABODES - Finding moons around extrasolar planets is an invigorating quest. After all, at least three moons around gas giants right here in our own system - Europa, Enceladus and Titan - are considered of high astrobiological interest. What about gas giants in the habitable zone of some distant star? See article.
g LIFE - Scientists have discovered an ancient protein preserved in the 80 million-year-old bones of a dinosaur. The protein will provide scientists with a truly unique look into the evolutionary history of life on our planet. See article.