NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has discovered the traces of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere of a planet orbiting another star. As per NASA, the Jupiter-sized planet, called HD 189733b which lies 63 light-years away contains the basic chemistry for life. Although the planet is hot but the observation of the telescope reveals that the detection of organic compound may some day provide the first evidence of life beyond the earth. According to NASA the recent discovery will enable to find biotracers of extraterrestrial life.

 

Earlier, Hubble Space Telescope discovered water vapour on HD 189733b. The observations also found methane in the planet's atmosphere. According to Eric Smith, Hubble program scientist at NASA, the observations made by the Hubble Telescope will help to determine the compositions and chemical processes operating on distant worlds orbiting other stars. He said also that these atmospheric studies will boost NASA to go for the discoveries of many more molecules in exoplanet atmospheres.