41.   Despite the fact that there may be more planets capable of harboring life, some scientists doubt that intelligent life has ever evolved.

42.   Each planet is a miraculous excuse to discourse musically on some aspect of life.

43.   Earth-sized planets are too small and dim to show up in current searches.

44.   Everyone seems to agree that the planets found so far are just the beginning.

45.   Extrasolar planets are generally too small to be seen with existing telescopes.

46.   Finding out whether planets were common appealed to me.

47.   For example, some suggest that planets are bodies large enough for their gravity to pull them into spherical shapes but not large enough to become stars.

48.   He died in a hospital in Florida yesterday morning, and this old planet is all the poorer for it.

49.   If planets are indeed ubiquitous, is there any reason still to think that the solar system is unique in having a world with life?

50.   If they find some, they would send unpersoned spacecraft to the area to see if there really were planets.