-=> Quoting Laurie Appleton to Roger Nelson <=-
 LA> "All the trails that Man has so far followed have led to
 LA> dead-ends. Radio astronomers have picked up no messages
 LA> from the stars; biologists have not been able to show that
 LA> life would inevitably arise on an Earth-like world circling
 LA> another star; astronomers have not even proved that other
 LA> stars have planetary systems; and there is no evidence that
 LA> aliens have ever visited the earth."
    Laurie,
         Hubble has picked up on stars with other  planets.  Not  that 
long ago if memory serves correct.....
Happy Trails,
Fred.
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