Actually, its feeling very close and probable to me.
There's a Nuclear bomb propulsion rocket named Orion i think in designs.
And its far far faster than anything we have.
And we're rising new telescopes into orbit atm or is it on earth, I forgot as well..
But it is to search for more super earths. Results will be posted in few months or Next year?
If scientists or amateurs manage to spot a Super Earth that is somewhat habitable, I can bet yer ass they're going to go nuts over it and try to raise an more powerful telescope just to get a close look at that planet and see what Fauna is like and etc etc.
After all, its not like that we've seen other planets full of life before.