3 Months Ago, MSNBC says (in Looking for alien Earths? Here they come) The most advanced planet-hunting probes — the European Space Agency's COROT satellite and NASA's Kepler spacecraft — are designed to spot close-in planets ...

13 Months Ago, news.yahoo.com says (in NASA to Launch Planet-Hunting Kepler Spacecraft Tonight) NASA's planet-hunting Kepler telescope is poised for a late-night launch tonight to begin seeking out Earth-like planets circling distant stars.

And news.yahoo.com says (in Pressure On for NASA's Friday Launch of Planet-Hunting Kepler) After last week's devastating loss of a $273.4 million satellite just after liftoff, the heat is on for NASA to successfully launch its new Kepler spacecraft late Friday and begin its hunt for Earth-like planets around alien stars.