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...fluctuations in stellar light, that wouldn't be proof of a planet. The telescope would have to keep looking and see if the flickering is repeated roughly once a year, or about the time it would take an Earth-like planet to circle around its star and pass in front again. Record three or four such passes, and you can be pretty sure you've got a planet - hence the 3½-year mission...
...Earth-like planets among 100,000 stars, then factor up to 70 sextillion, and you've got whole lot of warm, cozy worlds potentially cooking up a whole lot of life. On one of those worlds, someone may even be looking back as our own planet passes in front of the porch light...
...McNally misses the front...
...Congress in an afternoon East Room ceremony. "To the extent that this work is being done effectively in these various committees, then I assure you that we are going to do everything that we can to work with all of you." (Read "Obama Moves Health Care to the Front Burner...
...country's plan "should be front-loaded and forceful," said China's central bank governor Zhou Xiaochuan. "If confidence collapses, it's too late for us to react. It takes a long time to recover. We learned this from the experience of other countries." Zhou said he saw some signs of improvement in China's economic data, implying that big increases in stimulus spending were unlikely in the near future. In other words, if the rest of the world wants a rescue, it should save itself...