Scientists find possible chemical signs of life on a faraway planet

London – Astronomers have found potential chemical symptoms of life on a remote planet outside the solar system, though they need more work to ensure their search.

This study, led by scientists at the University of Cambridge, has detected evidence of compounds in the atmosphere of the Exoplanet, which is only produced by living organisms on earth and claims that it is the most powerful possible signal of life.

Independent scientists have described the search as interesting, but it is not enough to show the existence of life on another planet.

“This is the most powerful sign of any possibility of biological activities outside the solar system,” said Nikku Madhusudan, a astronomer in Cambridge, during a livestream Thursday.

Researchers found evidence of dimethyle sulfide and dimitheel dysflide in the atmosphere of the planet known as K2-18B by analyzing data from the web space telescope of the NASA and European Space Agency. The planet is 124 light-year away; A light year is equivalent to about 6 trillion miles.

In the world, these two compounds are originally produced by microbial life like Marine phytoplankton.

The planet is more than twice the size of the earth and 8 times more than the size of the earth. It is in the so -called residence of his stars. The research was published in the journal Astrophysical Journal Letters.

Madhusudan emphasized that further research is needed to deny the possibility of any defects or other processes in addition to living organisms, which can produce compounds.

Imperial College London, an astronomer in London, says that the atmosphere of the other planet is complicated and difficult to understand, especially with limited information from a planet so far away.

“This is a really interesting thing in London’s Science Media Center published in the Science Media Center, and though it is still not a clear detection of dimethyl sulfide and dimethyl dysolfide, it is one step in the right direction.”

More than 5,500 planets are still confirmed by other stars. Our Milky Way Galaxy is alone among the thousands of thousands of billions.

Launched in 2021, the web is the largest and most powerful observatory to transmit into space.