Hi All,
Just a heads-up that in a few days time on 2 February 2011, NASA will hold a press conference to discuss newly discovered extra-solar planets with the Kepler Mission.
http://www.nasa.gov/centers/ames/new...11/M11-06.html
Personal Comment (and no, I'm not in the know): My prediction (ie punt) is that they will announce about 300-odd new extra-solar planet discoveries of which 10-odd will approximately be Earth mass, of which 1 appears to be in or near a habitable zone.
Best,
Les D