Are Earth-Like Planets Going To Be Discovered Soon?

Jovian-mass planets and ``pebbles" as large as 5 cm in diameter have been inferred to orbit nearby stars. However, to date, there has been no direct evidence for the existence of terrestrial-mass planets, although we strongly suspect that such planets exist. In this talk, the evidence for the existence of extra solar-system asteroids will be reviewed,and strategies for the discovery of terrestrial mass planets will be discussed. Methods to search for life on these hypothetical planets are part of this
program.