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​Who is Indian-origin Dr Nikku Madhusudhan, the scientist who found evidence of life 120 light-years away from Earth

IndiaTimes Thursday, 17 April 2025 ()
Dr. Nikku Madhusudhan, an Indian-origin astrophysicist, leads a team that has found compelling evidence of biological activity on exoplanet K2-18b, 120 light-years away. Using the James Webb Space Telescope, they detected dimethyl sulfide (DMS), a molecule only produced by living organisms on Earth. This revolutionary discovery marks the first potential biosignature detection on a habitable planet.
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Scientists find 'strongest evidence yet' of life on distant planet. K2-18b is two-and-a-half times the size of Earth and is 700 trillion miles, or 124 light years, away from us - a distance far beyond what any human could travel in a lifetime.

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