"Astronomers in the US say they have found a new planet in orbit around a star 41 light years from Earth."  http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7082257.stm

This news broke just today. There's all sorts of conjecture that this very large 'planet', probably a 'gas giant' and the fifth to be found orbiting the sun '55 Cancri', may have moons that could hold water pools and therefore the pre-conditions for life. This 'solar system' has similarities to our own.

Is there intelligent life out there? Well, I hope so, because there's not much sign of it down here!