India, April 18 -- Alien life has been a subject of great interest, and humanity has long searched for evidence of co-inhabitants in the universe. A team led by Dr. Nikku Madhusudhan, an Indian-origin scientist, may have now found possible signs of alien life.

Dr. Madhusudhan and his team of researchers were studying K2-18b, a planet that is 120 light years away from our pale blue dot called Earth. Looking at the distant planet using the James Webb Space Telescope, the team found out that its atmosphere contained dimethyl sulphide (DMS).

DMS is a gas that is only produced by living things on Earth. Mostly, the marine algae present in the oceans are responsible for its production. So could that mean there is life out there on K2-18b? Dr....