Since man began to understand the universe, a question has always plagued him. Are we alone in this vast universe? Now the most powerful answer to this question can be found. It is linked to the planet K2-18B located 700 trillion miles away. K2–18B is a planet outside our solar system. It revolves around a red dwarf star. This planet is two and a half times larger than the earth. It is classified as ‘Partsian World’. That is, a planet that can have liquid water on the surface and whose atmosphere is likely to have abundant hydrogen. This feature makes it suitable for a life like the earth. Who discovered it and how? It is a revolutionary discovery in the world of astronomy, who was discovered by Nikku Madhusudan, Professor Nikku Madhusudan of the Institute for Astronomy at the University of Cambridge and his team with the help of the James Web Space Telescope of Nasa (JWST). The telescope found the light of wires moving through the atmosphere of K2–18B, and found signs of two different atoms, dimethylsulfide (DMs) and dimethyl dyulfide (DMDs). Both of these gases are only generated by organisms found on earth, such as marine phytoplinkton and some types of bacteria found in bacteria. Is it a proof of alien life? According to Professor Madhusudan, “this is the strongest indication so far that life can exist on the K2-18B. We hope it will be confirmed within the next 1-2 years.” However, teams and other scientists believe that more efforts are needed to confirm this discovery. More data is needed, but has never received such a clear indication before. The scientific importance of the signs of life associated with the planet K2-18B can be understood from the importance of this discovery that it is not based on imagination, but on firm scientific parameters. Powerful telescopes like JWST have proven that we can understand the chemical composition of planets located thousands of trillion kilometers from Earth. If the gas like DMS is actually present in the atmosphere of this planet, it means whether biological processes such as the Earth occur there. Can K2-18B be our first alien neighbor? The signs of life found on the planet K2-18B make us think that we may not be alone in this universe. This discovery is not only exciting for astronomers, but can also begin a new era for humanity. Where we will not only see the word stranger as imagination, but as reality. Share this story -tags
Shocking revelation in new research, 700 billion kilometers from Earth ‘Hyasian World’, where stranger lives
