After some ten years the Kepler mission is finally ready for liftoff.

"The Kepler spacecraft will watch a patch of space for 3.5 years or more for signs of Earth-sized planets moving around stars similar to the sun. The patch that Kepler will watch contains about 100,000 stars like the sun. Using special detectors similar to those used in digital cameras, Kepler will look for slight dimming in the stars as planets pass between the star and Kepler. The Kepler's place in space will allow it to watch the same stars constantly throughout its mission, something observatories like Hubble cannot do. "

Kepler Mission.

After all it's setbacks, which I never quite understood why since it's technical capabilites are so sismal. But here we are and that's what we'll get. I hope it will be a fruitful mission.