Winner of Nobel Physics Prize calls on humans to 'take care' of planet One of the winners of the Nobel Physics Prize, Michel Mayor, calls on humans to 'take care' of Earth, as the possibility of inhabiting other planets which could sustain life is very slim. Canadian-American cosmologist James Peebles and Swiss astronomers Michel Mayor and Didier Queloz on Tuesday won the Nobel Physics Prize for research that increases the understanding of our place in the Universe. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES