Finding Earth-like Planets

This article is a response to a previous longer article about the probability of life elsewhere in the universe. It does a good job of summing up the issues and discussing what we are doing about trying to find aliens. Well, more like finding hospitable planets that could have aliens, but close enough. The author mentions that both the Hubble and COROT telescopes are set to analyze the atmospheres of planets outside the solar system. So far only huge planets have been looked at, but the goal is to start looking at planets that are more likely to be Earth-like. (If you cannot access the article, NY Times has made Times Select free for all college students, so just google "NY Times Select college" and you can sign up. It's impossible to find on teh website otherwise.)