@paradiseb5950 Yeah, cause you know those Americans only have more space agencies than any country in the world. Not sure have you heard of NASA and space X??
I mean interviewer couldn't stop making it about his show, begging the scientist to make him one of the first calls. Interviewer needs to get over himself
No bragging, no hyperbole, no claims of grandeur. Just talking about his duty and finding the truth. This is the kind of people that bring humanity forward!
I'm curious if you think that your statement is the way any scientists behave.. and if so which ones? because I've never met anyone like that, and perhaps only seen such in the movies.
‼️Astrophysics student here, just wanted to mention that the detection for DMS in his data was about 2.4 sigma. Usually in astronomy we require 3 sigma to even consider it a reliable detection, and 5 sigma to be certain that it is not a result of some fluctuation of confounding variables. In physics, results less than 5 sigma are routinely discarded to be extra scrupulous. I think his assertion that the odds are 50/50 is bonkers and totally inflated. As far as I'm concerned, the odds are 0 until his results are replicated and confirmed by other researchers.
Everything that's claimed here in this video, was claimed back in September. There's no new data added to confirm what was reported 8 months ago. I'm about to research this professor to even see how he's related to this study in the first place
Cautious and serious? Pretty sensationalist more likely since the evidence for life on the planet is solely based on a statistical value that has a 2.4 sigma score... There's obviously a (lucrative) race among astronomers going on to be the first to find life outside Earth.
This guy is the right type of humble. Intelligence and Humility means he won't rush this, his ego won't get in the way, so the odds are high and I hope he succeeds!
@@rotshepherd3817 EIther he shows life exists on the planet, or he does the opposite which will challenge our assumptions and make future searches for life more certain. Or maybe he discovers a new unique phenomenon
*Could* be. Still a low sample size. Could be that it's fairly common in regions such as ours in galaxies like ours, but not in other galaxy types/more central regions etc etc. So many variables and unknowns. Fascinating!
@@AutoAlligator You don't know that, I don't know that, nobody who has ever existed knows that... Just as bad as those imbeciles who proclaim life exists elsewhere in the Universe without a shred of evidence.
At 47, I grew up on a rural non light polluted cattle farm, Carl Sagan’s Cosmos on VHS, and dreams of the cosmos. To think that I am alive to see an instrument of such startling complexity and accuracy that can test, confirm or deny nearly everything that we’ve learned is mind boggling. 😮🎉❤
@@fplbrunoo858 its when the planet goes between earth and it's OWN sun. they analyze the tiny gradient of atmosphere you can see as it passes their sun and analyzing the light that's filtered through the atmosphere
I, and many others before me, already discovered aliens thru' the use of alternative means of discovery... this is no news, alas it might be for the next hundred of years, cuz people are slow to catch up
I like that this guy is a serious scientist - he checked, double- and triple-checked, and talked to other scientists, rather than calling the media and flogging his story on interview shows.
@@universalmother that is a rather unscientific comment, if we have no proof even though the probablity is there, then we didn't discover anything, we only theorize about the likely probability of there being life, however, having absolute proof of unlikely circumstances to happen naturally outside of planet Earth without the existence of another biological organism is indeed evidence, therefore discovered.
Joke joke joke! He detected alien life in a so far light years away from earth jajaja! Moon and Mars are so close to earth i wonder why he cant detect an alien life or he cant explore Mars and Moon he has the James webb telescope he can easily see the surface and map the whole moon or mars with HD pictures or videos jajaja jajajaja so he decided to go 124 light years away from earth jajaja with all the advance technologies at hand he cant explore moon or mars
Nick Margerrison :Do you believe in life on other planets? Dr Mitchell: Oh yes there’s not much question at all but there’s life throughout the universe, we’re not alone in the universe at all N - You’re convinced that we’re not alone in the Universe? DM- Oh I know for sure that we’re not alone in the Universe. Now have we been able to identify for sure where the other planets are? No we have not. Certainly not in our Solar System. But they’ve identified quite a number of other planets now that very likely could be life bearing planets. And I’ve been very privileged enough to be in on the fact that we have been visited on this planet and the UFO phenomenon is real although it’s been covered up by governments for quite a long time. N - Woah. Hang on a minute this is big. Woah all this is quite a shock to me. DM - Well I’m sorry have you not been reading the papers recently, its starting to open up quite a bit. N - Well this is a lot of information to take on board. I’ve heard crazy UFO nuts tell me this kind of thing before, I’ve never had Dr Ed Mitchell - the sixth man to walk on the moon - a respected scientist in his own right announce to me that we’ve been visited by aliens from other planets and they’re definitely out there - there’s no debating it? DM - Well you should have talked to me and I would have told you about it before N - So you believe the whole deal DM - There’s more nonsense out there about this than real knowledge - but it is a real phenomenon and there’s quite a few of us - its been well covered up by all of our governments for the last 60 years or so but slowly its leaked out and some of us have been privileged to have been briefed on some of it. I happen to have grown up in Roswell in New Mexico where presumably the Roswell incident of 1947 took place and I’m quite knowledgeable about there since I grew up there but I’ve also been in military circles and intelligence circles that knows beneath the circles of what has been public knowledge that - yes we have been visited. N - Are you been serious? You’re not just going to go I was pulling your leg there it’s not true? I was wondering if I had stumbled upon Astronaut humour and in a couple of minutes you’re going to go I was pulling your leg DM - No I won’t say that. N - Wow. So you’ve been briefed on the fact that we’ve been visited? DM - Well briefed is one word for it. I have been involved in much of this work - now its not my main work, its not my main interest but I have been deeply involved in certain committees and certain research programmes with very credible scientists and intelligence people that do know the real inside story and I am not hesitant to talk about it. N - What is the real inside story? DM - Well I’ve just been telling you, we have been visited N - So are we in regular contact or was it a one off crash? DM - There’s quite a bit of contact going on. I can’t tell you because I don’t know all the inside details because that isn’t my main interest but the fact is that we have been visited, the Roswell crash was real and a number of other contacts have been real and ongoing. It’s pretty well known to those of us who has been briefed and been close to the subject matter. N - So why is it being covered up then? Why is it not mainstream? DM - The reason for that goes back to the main incidents that started taking place after World War Two when in the United States at least - I can’t speak for the European governments or the South American governments - all of whom have recently started opening their files and this is starting to open up. Look at the internet or some of the International press and you start to get the stories coming out now N - I’ve had people on the show telling me the governments are mounting up towards disclosure towards saying that this is the case. Do you think there will be an actual disclosure this year? DM - I don’t know whether it will be this year in the United States. But certainly we’ve already had it in the last few years from the Belgian government, the French government, the Brazilian government, the Mexican government. They’ve opened their files and admittedly had the files. N - Do you think we’re ramping up to the UK admitting? DM - Well I can’t say how fast it’s going to happen but certainly the public awareness is increasing, the public acceptance is increasing. The attempts to cover up seem to be decreasing, I think we’re heading toward real disclosure and there are some very serious organisations moving in that direction. N - What do you think the impact will be on the world when it is finally mainstream news that there are alien beings that live outside this planet? DM - Certainly in the United States well over 70% of the people now accept this as fact. They do not know all the correct story but they accept the fact that there’s visitation. There are UFO’s in the sky all the time which are very likely to be alien craft. Now not all of them are - I suspect some of them are home-grown. I suspect that in the last 60 years or so there has been some back-engineering and the creation of this type of equipment that is not nearly as sophisticated - yet - as what the apparent visitors have N - As part of you knowing about this and also going public with this, are you worried with your safety? DM - I think those days are gone. That used to be a concern among the people on the inside but I don’t think they’re knocking anybody off for that anymore, or doing drastic things to them N - What do you think the intent of the aliens is? Is it hostile or peaceful? DM - It’s not hostile. It’s pretty obvious that if it were hostile we’d have been gone by now. N- Really? DM - We could have been. We had no defence if that’s what their real intent was N- What do they look like? DM - You’ve seen some of the pictures. The pictures that I know of are little people that look strange to us as far as I know from my contacts that have had contact - that looks pretty accurate N - Do you think other people that were involved in the moon landings know about this? DM - Some of them do but again it’s like other people, If you’re interested enough to dig into it and want to know about it - you can know about it. N - This has been easily one of the most significant conversations of my life, unbelievable. I want to thank you for joining us, wow what an incredible conversation DM - I’m glad you enjoyed it. You can hear the full radio segment HERE via Tags Daily Collection, society
And they're probably seeing horse and buggies 😂 The crazy part is by the time they arrive, we are already multiplanetary and have robots with AGI swarming the planet.
Put into perspective, before Australia was a "nation", before Aboriginals were "people", before the t model ford... Also interestingly, before the first atomic explosion. Considering how we began being "investigated" immediately thereafter, would indicate either there is a quicker way to observe at a distance by folding space or something or we had been under close surveillance before that event, but then there are reports of that being the case anyway But who knows if it's the same life forms we have had contact with so far, how many bioregions are there and which of them are aware of us?..
Given that 1 light year is approximately 9.46 trillion kilometers and the fastest spacecraft (Parker Solar Probe) can travel at a speed of 700,000 km/h. It would take approximately 185,290 years to cover 120 light years with our current fastest spacecraft.
I feel like most people don't realize the great distances between solar systems are. Then we talk about red shift stars... wonder how many astronomical miles they are away.
If the universe is expanding how would we even begin to catch up to it. I mean, isn't our very own galaxy moving millions of miles an hour through space?
@@DirtyRed While this expansion affects the distances between galaxies, it doesn't significantly impact distances within our own galaxy, the Milky Way. The gravitational forces within our galaxy are much stronger than the expansion of the universe, so objects within the Milky Way, such as stars and planets, are not being pushed away from each other by the expansion.Therefore, when considering travel within our galaxy, like to a planet 120 light years away, the expansion of the universe doesn't play a significant role in the travel time.
One week ago a man looked 120 years into the past and saw the future open up. He couldn’t shut his eyes for a week afterward. That’s intelligence and purpose right there. Bravo… bravo.
If he was that Intelligent he wouldn't be so excited over nothing, he'd keep his cool, this shows he is easily entertained and probably has a pea for a brain 👍 if an alien walked up to me and said we exist I wouldn't care as it doesn't change anything
I don’t know who I’m more impressed with, the scientist with an amazing discovery or the reporter, who actually asked relevant and insightful questions. Well done to both, as they are both needed in the world today, and many more like them.
I've always found it almost poetic how the most obvious indicators of life across the stars were always predicted to come from not the largest but the smallest organisms which shine the brightest across the gulfs of space
@jacobclement8150 and random opinion pieces with certain facts withheld that go against the media's bias is better? Are you looking for an entertaining tv show, or the actual news?
The interviewer has utmost appreciation for the meaning and ramifications of this scientific discovery. He deserves to be the one to break the official news when it comes!
Give me a look that way but he's not telling you that there's a whole host of researchers that went before him who have suspected that exoplanet of harboring life for a long time. He's soaking up the Limelight but it shouldn't all be his.
If this is confirmed, i think alot of people don't fully understand how big this is. To be alive now when humanity finds life outside of Earth is absolutely incredible.
But how would you really confirm it? Okay, there are strange gases on the planet, then what? What if you observe the planet for the next thousand years and nothing happens? You would have to visually detect some spacecraft floating around or something of true significance before declaring victory.
Meh many times I hear there might be micro life forms etc etc. Of course their is life out there if there is the right conditions. I want to know if there is intelligent life
@@Iz7zI give it a thousand years and a gorillion of funds, and maybe they'll discover some sort of crab living in the depths of some ocean planet ....and that's about it nothing else
There seems to be a little misunderstanding here. None of this is actually about life on K2-18b. When the planet was first observed in 2019, there were very tiny, ambiguous signs that maybe, just maybe, there could be Dimethylsulfide in the atmosphere of K2-18b. That's what they're looking at right now. It's just about whether this one molecule might be detectable or not. The reason that's interesting is because for all we currently know, DMS can only be produced by biological processes, on Earth it's phytoplankton, and would therefore suggest the existence of life on this exoplanet. Now there are several problems with claiming the existence of life over there based on DMS. First of all, the initial data suggesting DMS in K2-18b's atmosphere was very, very thin. It's very possible that it was just a misinterpretation. But most importantly, we don't have proof that DMS actually means life. We don't REALLY know that it's a biosignature. There were other molecules we thought couldn't exist without biological processes, like whatever we found in Venus's atmosphere recently, and then somebody came out with a purely chemical reaction that produces the stuff. It's just that here on Earth, we haven't discovered a non-biological source for DMS. Long story short, IF it turns out to actually be DMS, we MIGHT have found a biosignature, but we STILL WON'T KNOW for sure if this ACTUALLY means, "Life." If the theories are correct, K2-18b is a massive planet with a hydrogen atmosphere that's covered in deep oceans. We can't just zoom in 124 light-years and see for ourselves. Not even the new iPhone can.
Love how he sticks to following the processes, doing the science while remaining optimistic, letting the data speak for itself. Follow up with vigorous checking of the data and the workflow, and if he and his team are right, there's going to be a lot of money suddenly interested in space research. 120ly, not quite the celestial backyard, more, the block at the end of the street. Much closer then a lot of models for this stuff would have pointed to.
If he was being honest, he may have mentioned that its expected to have a temperature around 5000C, rather than saying, "Yes there is likely water there" over two and a half times the mass of earth, DNA is misshapen at temperatures around boiling at 100C. The Amount of information you have to ignore is insane. When he finally gets to sleep, hes going to be kicking himself. What a smear on Cambridge and its reputation.
We couldnt tell the difference of Earth and Venus, if both were an exoplanet. And Venus is absolutely leathal, even for medall. So dont get to excited with exoplanets :D look up who Dr. Anna Gülcher is. She is in a science group indirectly working for NASA to finally get some instruments to Venus to gather high quality data. Two weeks ago she said that in a colloquium at the University in Münster at an geophysical institute (Germany), where I am currently studying.
Prof. Madhusudhan understands quite clearly the concept of "extraordinary claims demand extraordinary evidence". Science doesn't always reassure with answers, but should try to reassure by the discipline of following its own rules when seeking for those answers.
This is not true. Extraordinary claims require the same evidence as any other type of claim, not some special type of extraordinary evidence. Not trying to argue, I just hate that phrase 🤣
Lets give the interviewer their proper graces, the guy did an amazing job in that interview, respectful, well though out questions and all. Congratulations to Mr. Nikku Madhusudhan and their potentially monumental discovery.
If we are finding bio-markers on an exo-planet that is a mere 120 light years away, that sounds very much like a possible hint that the galaxy is simply teeming with life.
Let's not forget the generations of scientists, engineers, teachers, businesses, technicians & support staff that have made & make this type of inquiry possible.
@@VicGreenBitcoin What's with all the right wing stuff, at least India has a space programme, they are the first to land on one of the moons polar region's. They are the first to find water on the moon, the UK sent a probe to mars and that failed. You should not be throwing shade at India. The UK has all the history of empire, and industrial revolution the UK should have sent a British man on the moon from the 70s on British made rocket , USA or the soviets were going to win but the brits should have been not that far behind. They should be looking to send a brit to mars, all they are doing is piggy backing off the American's. What ever motivation British the British had to go around the would, and do empire stuff they lost all that drive after WW2. The reality is the UK does not have enough wealth for a space programme, yet you are making negative jokes about India, the jokes on you because Indian will soon in the next 2 year send an Indian space on an Indian built rocket. Great Britain yeah you guys were great once but others have risen, look at china compared to the UK.
As an Indian , he is one of the real inspirational IITians I could find. Not any big CEO or any politician but a real scientist working at the forefront of today's science.
i am sorry to say this dude is completely intoxicated by his romantic idea of finding life as there really is just WAYY too little evidence. it doesn't even hit the bare minimum of proof. it's only 50/50 because it's a yes or no case. realistically its a 0/100.
It would be cool if they asked to meet our leaders and then sent them all into the vacuum of space. if they are super advanced they will recognize who the tyrants are and who is holding us back from flourishing
The guy that does the interview, kudo to him! Did not cut Professor Nikku out, asked questions that ensure a regular viewer understands the significance of the discovery, and it's clear that he took the time to understand the matter and to learn the names
@@ThursoBerwickThe planet is over twice the size of earth and could have a population density far greater than ours. Plus as you mentioned, there could be a environmental factor that means the molecule chains remaining intact longer.
To be honest this seems suspicious to me - we know that there is a lot of life on earth (duh) and this planet which shows no other signs of habitation by life other than this has has more of it than we do? Until we have more information, I think it’s more likely that on this planet, for some reason, there exists a way for this gas to be produced naturally without any biological process, rather than for it to have an ocean with orders of magnitude more life than on our planet,
evidence of megastructures would be interesting. microbes? potentially irrelevant. we already have evidence of organic material and dust, microbes is still 4 billion years away from what we would call intelligent life. we should be looking for Dyson swarms and star-lifting, not microbes.
In scientific research, any result could mean anything, either being true (which requires further proof) or appearing to be true but is false (example due to corrupted data). In physics many other researchers and scientists will judge your data rigorously. And by this his reputation could be in the line, which could translate to things like loss of funding and credibility. It’s a whole system where you’re “credibility” (based on your research work) is like your credit, which qualifies you for many important achievements and funding. That’s why I understand that he kept it to himself for a bit, he mentions that before he told his team, which they then did further test to prove his data was correct.
It so refreshing to see an actual, real scientist talking about alien discovery. There’s literally no bs, everything he said was based on observation and actually collected data. This isn’t your everyday lunatics claiming alien abduction folks, this is the real deal!
Tell me what makes a real scientist. If I conduct experiments based of observations and run these postulations through the scientific method, me performing science makes me a scientist, yeah?
@williamborregard6384 What is this comment? Dude is right, it's nice to see a real scientist give us data and update of a possible discovery. I don't understand what is so incomprehensible to you? Simple, the one who has devoted his life to science and has high education for any of the scientific fields and also has access to high grade equipment for searching around universe is a person you can trust about this information. It's not just as simple as "doing scientific calculations". It's his position, his diplomas etc.. Regarding your intelligent comment, I would say if you even manage to do a "scientific calculation" it would be a breakthrough on its own.
@@VoodooWalterWhite I suppose you’re operating at a real high level of intelligence . Given you think space is real and “alien life” exists . A level of irony I wasn’t ready for . While your attempted insult was there, I find it far more hilarious than insulting . Space 😂what a joke
I can't help but think back to the time President Bill Clinton made a similar announcement...turned out to be nothing much. So lets tone down the proclamations that we found "proper life" as the interviewer put it. Still waiting on evidence.
More specifically: Scientist: Statistically possible chance we may have detected markers of biological systems on an exoplanet News: Aliens! Later: It’s dust
Yeah, since I was a kid (30yo now), the news has always been "water on some moon" somewhere like it was a big thing. 25 years later and things did not advance much...
Professor Madhusudhan seems like the type guy that will want all of his peers/students working with him on this -- if anything is found -- to receive just as much credit for the discovery as he ends up with. He's definitely a pretty stand-up guy and I really hope to see more him in the future!
@@stephenrose9845dude im not american but why do you pretend like there isnt a huge issue of illegal immigration into the US and that its made up by trump lol
@stephenrose9845.... Please tell me you aren't implying that immigrants aren't crossing the border in record numbers and infesting our country. Please tell me that you aren't so far removed from reality, that your hate doesn't let you realize what is real and what is not
The craziest thing about life on this planet to me is the way it looks. This video is a great example all of the logos and chyrons and colors like we’ve created this analogous world inside of the natural world that is a reflection of us and mostly our sensibilities and formulas of what the human eye responds to
Wow. Its what ive always expected, but to get proof in my lifetime will be an honor. Congratulations to him and the team. Imagine the impact on philosophy, psychology, science, humanity!
Brings tears to my eyes to even think that we could one day witness the greatest discovery of mankind. Thanks professor for your splendid work. Breathtaking.
it has been huge news my friend but im guessing your algorithm doesnt show much news like this. It has been in the on and offline media for a bit now. Dimethyl sulphide REMEMBER.
The planet is two times earth size, so gravity is two times higher, meaning that if we were walking it would be like having another body on top of us. We would weight double. Imagine sleeping, moving, running, with another person on top of you every single time.
I can't imagine how this man feels right now. He's gotta be losing his mind, yet as a scientist realizes the consequences of calling a conclusion too soon. Humble and reserved. What a professional! I'm super excited to hear more about this! What an amazing prospect!
There's an alien on that planet, sitting on his alien toilet with some weird mobile device in his tentacle, watching a video of his planet's scientists discuss Earth.
I love how excited and amazed and reverent Tom is. This is really cool and Professor Mashusudhan seems like the perfect person to discover things because he isn't overly eager to share until he's done what he can to confirm data and consider the impact of announcing things. Ah I love space! Hope we get some more awesome pics from JWST soon too
@@WookiRahh Dude. Were you listening to the video? They are reporting methyl disulfide in the planet's atmosphere. They haven't officially published yet, but they almost certainly have issued preprints or informally distributed information. People who have no idea how the world of science works are some of the most irritating people on our planet.
Yeah his reticence in saying anything definitive is just making him more credible to me. They're checking off the requirements one by one until they're 100% sure
I walked my dog tonight and I looked up at the stars and sensed a difference in how I see the heavens now after hearing this amazing discovery. Likely the first confirmation that life exists elsewhere. Thank you.
Imagine you lived in an enclosed system that was made for you called earth that couldn't be described by anyone other than having a creator. There are other life forms called angels ,and fallen angels also known as demons
@@Michael.OJackson It does. If you think about how vast the universe is, 120 light years does not seem that far. And to think that we maybe have life living this close, it might as well be possible there are many other places where it exists too. Then finding intelligent life would then be just a matter of time.
Just thought this was interesting. Asked chatgpt what the equations were behind the scientist and got this. “The equations on the whiteboard behind the person appear to be related to information theory and statistics. Here are some of the recognizable elements: 1. **Kullback-Leibler Divergence (D_KL)**: This is an integral used to measure the difference between two probability distributions. The general form is: \[ D_{KL}(P \| Q) = \int P(x) \log \frac{P(x)}{Q(x)} \, dx \] where \( P \) and \( Q \) are probability distributions. 2. **Integral Sign (∫)**: This symbol is used in calculus and indicates an integral, which is a fundamental concept in mathematical analysis. 3. **Probability Distributions (P and Q)**: These symbols likely represent probability distributions, common in the context of statistical analysis and information theory. 4. **Logarithms (log)**: The logarithm function appears in the context of entropy and divergence measures in information theory. The presence of these elements suggests the equations are dealing with concepts such as divergence, entropy, or related measures in the context of comparing or analyzing probability distributions. These are common in fields like machine learning, data science, and statistics.”
@@Anomaly_Files18 we certainly do…or a least I do. A Lazar ‘sport model’ flew silently over my house in the U.K. at 1,000 feet one evening in the 70’s. Only saw it for 4 secs as it passed across a gap in the low cloud cover right above me. Changed me forever. 🤔
If there is intelligent life on there I'm sure they have the right to name their own planet so we'll have to ask them and that's a challenge in itself having to learn a new alien language, imagine that!!!
@@thedeewolf that only if it's intelligent life..... but there's more chance it's just microbial life.... so no, they won't have brain to answer our question
@@thedeewolfany alien species that interacts with us would 100% be more intelligent than us and would either be able to communicate with us telepathically or have some other method of communication, we are like ants to them
1:58 "the possibility is huge" What this percentage actually is: 0.0000000000001% What it normally is: 0% Even having any chance at all is absolutely astounding.
I mean Nikku states that there's a 50% chance of actual life based on the data he's reviewed so I'd say the possibility, at least from his unique perspective, is higher than 0.00000000001%.
To be honest you have to look at it like this. Space expands faster than light and is constantly expanding. We are a mere blip in the universe and the size of it is far too big for our minds to understand. Meaning there is almost a certain chance of life as our solar system is a grain of sand in the huge aspect of our universe, so how can we be the only ones? I believe there's a definite chance of life elsewhere, the problem is the universe is so big it's so hard to find.
@@hmu05366we are. We've given you yoga, Holi, spirituality, astronomy, astrology, arithmetic, geometry, trigonometry, spirituality and we don't care that you try and white wash it. Perhaps you should try being humble sometimes and give credit where it is deserved
the existence of life on other worlds is as close to a certainty as anything. The amount of planets in our galaxy alone capable of sustaining life-as-we-know-it is mind boggling. Now humanity has the instrumentation to find the markers, discovery is virtually inevitable. What a time to be alive.
For those wondering, it's 124 light years away from Earth, which is approximately 2 and a half football fields.
Yes yes that’s about right in american measuring system.
@paradiseb5950 Yeah, cause you know those Americans only have more space agencies than any country in the world. Not sure have you heard of NASA and space X??
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You could see the prof slowly relaxing as the interviewer actually asked proper questions with the right attitude..superb.
He's so charmingly proud, and deservedly so.
He’s not better than me.
I was disappointed he didn't ask how far the planet is
I mean interviewer couldn't stop making it about his show, begging the scientist to make him one of the first calls. Interviewer needs to get over himself
Ya he found it Washington DC
No bragging, no hyperbole, no claims of grandeur. Just talking about his duty and finding the truth. This is the kind of people that bring humanity forward!
Could you repeat the Question?!
I'm curious if you think that your statement is the way any scientists behave.. and if so which ones? because I've never met anyone like that, and perhaps only seen such in the movies.
Agreed!
@@LukeNukem82The ultimate goal of science is to uncover the truth. If scientists fail to convey humility, it is merely because they are human.
Idk….50/50 is pretty ballsy🙃
‼️Astrophysics student here, just wanted to mention that the detection for DMS in his data was about 2.4 sigma. Usually in astronomy we require 3 sigma to even consider it a reliable detection, and 5 sigma to be certain that it is not a result of some fluctuation of confounding variables. In physics, results less than 5 sigma are routinely discarded to be extra scrupulous. I think his assertion that the odds are 50/50 is bonkers and totally inflated. As far as I'm concerned, the odds are 0 until his results are replicated and confirmed by other researchers.
Is that why physicists at CERN were looking for 5 Sigma when looking for the Higgs?
ermm.. what the sigma
Everything that's claimed here in this video, was claimed back in September. There's no new data added to confirm what was reported 8 months ago. I'm about to research this professor to even see how he's related to this study in the first place
@@blasemathews806 Exactly!! You got it :)
sticking out your gyat for the sigma..
“You could be the most famous person in the world soon”
“I just want to find the truth and leave it at that.” A true scientist and gentleman
Methane is also produced in volcanic events or from meteor impacts.
@brandonvasser5902 not to sound messed up but pretty sure a scientist would know that fact already lol
a true scientist would wait for confirmation
@@joshishmo this coming from a true scientist, right?
This is all fake
I'm glad this Professor is a diligent, sober and cautious scientist, also that the interviewers asked serious questions.
Thanks for this comment, now I'll watch the video😂
The gent is on the complete other end of the spectrum to the guy who announced his room-temperature superconductor.
It's a UK thing
Cautious and serious? Pretty sensationalist more likely since the evidence for life on the planet is solely based on a statistical value that has a 2.4 sigma score...
There's obviously a (lucrative) race among astronomers going on to be the first to find life outside Earth.
@@JZsBFFuh… he sounded pretty cautious to me… what about this seems sensational to you?
For some reason I'm imagining that planet having the same exact interview about us
Haha
Multi verse. Universe so big its infinite you and me in different dimensions
I doubt it, this is a water planet
I’m imagining the Spider-Man pointing at each other meme just on a universal level. 😂
😂
This guy is the right type of humble.
Intelligence and Humility means he won't rush this, his ego won't get in the way, so the odds are high and I hope he succeeds!
Bruh, NASA literally discovered this first like 7 months ago. This dude is late. This was trending 7 months ago.
What are you hoping his success look like?
@@rotshepherd3817proving we are not alone in the universe perhaps!
@@rotshepherd3817 EIther he shows life exists on the planet, or he does the opposite which will challenge our assumptions and make future searches for life more certain. Or maybe he discovers a new unique phenomenon
What!?🤣
Forget life in space, we just found intelligent life on Earth - great interviewer and sensible scientist.
🤣🤣🤣
No life was discovered lol
The intelligent part is in question.
They must be the aliens
😂
Considering the vast size of the universe, finding life this close would indicate that life would be fairly common throughout the universe.
It's amazing, I look forward to the announcement!
*Could* be. Still a low sample size. Could be that it's fairly common in regions such as ours in galaxies like ours, but not in other galaxy types/more central regions etc etc. So many variables and unknowns. Fascinating!
Very exciting. I don't care if it's intelligent beings or single cell organisms, life is life!
"Life" is distinctly uncommon outside of our planet...in fact it does not exist.
@@AutoAlligator You don't know that, I don't know that, nobody who has ever existed knows that... Just as bad as those imbeciles who proclaim life exists elsewhere in the Universe without a shred of evidence.
After recently discovering planet Earth, the scientists of K2-18 have concluded that no intelligent life exists here.
I laughed harder at this than I should have
Well there is, so they’re wrong.
@@BluerPanda1411 depends on your definition of intelligence
@BluerPanda1411 considering you didnt get the joke proves the dude correct
@@mitcho5452 doesn’t matter “your definition of intelligence” we are smarter than every other creature on the planet
At 47, I grew up on a rural non light polluted cattle farm, Carl Sagan’s Cosmos on VHS, and dreams of the cosmos. To think that I am alive to see an instrument of such startling complexity and accuracy that can test, confirm or deny nearly everything that we’ve learned is mind boggling. 😮🎉❤
We need to come together as a species and I dont see any other way other than a discovery like this.
@@andreaodessa9181 I stand with the Aliens.
That's a strange name for a cattle farm.
@@ShoMorphias I award you One Clever Point! 🤣
I live in middle of biggest city in Scotland..can't see hardly any starts. On a clear night in winter it's ok.u can see Orion etc
As a certified and licensed Plummer employed by Alfa plumbing LLC, I can indeed confirm that this is in fact NOT a plumbing issue.
It is what do you mean get your bull void projector ready
We'll cross it off the list. Thanks.
A leak is still possible
Get in the drainage guys
Is that a Rake reference?
Detecting molecules from such a massive distance is insane to me
It is done by spectroscopic analysis of the light passing through the planet's atmosphere when the planet is between us and its sun.
@@fplbrunoo858Not our sun, the sun in its own solar systems
@@fplbrunoo858 its when the planet goes between earth and it's OWN sun. they analyze the tiny gradient of atmosphere you can see as it passes their sun and analyzing the light that's filtered through the atmosphere
@@donnievance1942 thanks for that but the distance still boggles my mind lololol
@@fplbrunoo858moon has nothing to do with it. We see the planet cross in front of its sun.
We have Potentially discovered life on another Planet before GTA 6 💀
Edit: I got 18K likes before GTA 6 🗿
We will meet aliens before the release of elder scrolls 6
We will be in Mars before GTA 7
@@FrancescoCastiglioneChannel I mean that’s not even a joke that’s a sensible statement of fact
We land on Mars before Half Life 3...
@@FrancescoCastiglioneChannel We've been on Mars for decades.
congratulations Professor Nikku Madhusudhan and team
On what?
Who and why? Indian?
Indians are intelligent
"I would like to find what the truth is and leave it there. That is my number-1 duty here."
Respect!!
💯
I, and many others before me, already discovered aliens thru' the use of alternative means of discovery... this is no news, alas it might be for the next hundred of years, cuz people are slow to catch up
Probably got the f signal from his old micro wave 😂
Harvard disagrees
@@kevinac4397explain please. I’m a stoner
The real question: Is there oil?
Eagle screech
Let's bring democracy to that planet
*Plays 'Ride of the Valkyries'*
B2 bombers took off as we speak!!!
🤪 please let there be NO OIL..
red-tailed hawk screech *
If there’s unconquered land, watch out! The British might resort to old tactics
Kudos to the interviewer for asking intelligent questions.
lolllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll if you call those ?'s intelligent i feel so sorry for your parents!!!
@@SpaceLord2025 "lolllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll" ...
@@SpaceLord2025If you can't use actual words to make a mean comment, I feel bad for your parents.
@@SpaceLord2025 those questions are better than what USUALLY get asked. Get over yourself
@jrspringston You are kidding obviously. The interviewer was running a kids show "Obviously we have your life's rights", etc
glad my homeboy k2-18b getting the attention it deserves. Been fascinated with it for years
I like that this guy is a serious scientist - he checked, double- and triple-checked, and talked to other scientists, rather than calling the media and flogging his story on interview shows.
Its what most scientists do. But when their conclusion is against republican politics...ppl say theyre quacks.
He didn't discover anything. You humans have never been alone.
@@universalmotherHe discovered, he didn’t invent anything
@@thatguy2244you really believe the propaganda that republicans are anti science?
@@universalmother that is a rather unscientific comment, if we have no proof even though the probablity is there, then we didn't discover anything, we only theorize about the likely probability of there being life, however, having absolute proof of unlikely circumstances to happen naturally outside of planet Earth without the existence of another biological organism is indeed evidence, therefore discovered.
Well done to Tom for treating this interview with the respect, curiosity, and frankly awe that it deserved.
I noticed that too that he was absolutely giddy about the implications, rightfully so
I liked the question about who do you call in that scenario where you have found signs of life on a planet other than our own
Joke joke joke! He detected alien life in a so far light years away from earth jajaja! Moon and Mars are so close to earth i wonder why he cant detect an alien life or he cant explore Mars and Moon he has the James webb telescope he can easily see the surface and map the whole moon or mars with HD pictures or videos jajaja jajajaja so he decided to go 124 light years away from earth jajaja with all the advance technologies at hand he cant explore moon or mars
But can this prestigious scientist discover the science on how to make a ungrateful wife happy?🤔
Nick Margerrison :Do you believe in life on other planets?
Dr Mitchell: Oh yes there’s not much question at all but there’s life throughout the universe, we’re not alone in the universe at all
N - You’re convinced that we’re not alone in the Universe?
DM- Oh I know for sure that we’re not alone in the Universe. Now have we been able to identify for sure where the other planets are? No we have not. Certainly not in our Solar System. But they’ve identified quite a number of other planets now that very likely could be life bearing planets. And I’ve been very privileged enough to be in on the fact that we have been visited on this planet and the UFO phenomenon is real although it’s been covered up by governments for quite a long time.
N - Woah. Hang on a minute this is big. Woah all this is quite a shock to me.
DM - Well I’m sorry have you not been reading the papers recently, its starting to open up quite a bit.
N - Well this is a lot of information to take on board. I’ve heard crazy UFO nuts tell me this kind of thing before, I’ve never had Dr Ed Mitchell - the sixth man to walk on the moon - a respected scientist in his own right announce to me that we’ve been visited by aliens from other planets and they’re definitely out there - there’s no debating it?
DM - Well you should have talked to me and I would have told you about it before
N - So you believe the whole deal
DM - There’s more nonsense out there about this than real knowledge - but it is a real phenomenon and there’s quite a few of us - its been well covered up by all of our governments for the last 60 years or so but slowly its leaked out and some of us have been privileged to have been briefed on some of it. I happen to have grown up in Roswell in New Mexico where presumably the Roswell incident of 1947 took place and I’m quite knowledgeable about there since I grew up there but I’ve also been in military circles and intelligence circles that knows beneath the circles of what has been public knowledge that - yes we have been visited.
N - Are you been serious? You’re not just going to go I was pulling your leg there it’s not true? I was wondering if I had stumbled upon Astronaut humour and in a couple of minutes you’re going to go I was pulling your leg
DM - No I won’t say that.
N - Wow. So you’ve been briefed on the fact that we’ve been visited?
DM - Well briefed is one word for it. I have been involved in much of this work - now its not my main work, its not my main interest but I have been deeply involved in certain committees and certain research programmes with very credible scientists and intelligence people that do know the real inside story and I am not hesitant to talk about it.
N - What is the real inside story?
DM - Well I’ve just been telling you, we have been visited
N - So are we in regular contact or was it a one off crash?
DM - There’s quite a bit of contact going on. I can’t tell you because I don’t know all the inside details because that isn’t my main interest but the fact is that we have been visited, the Roswell crash was real and a number of other contacts have been real and ongoing. It’s pretty well known to those of us who has been briefed and been close to the subject matter.
N - So why is it being covered up then? Why is it not mainstream?
DM - The reason for that goes back to the main incidents that started taking place after World War Two when in the United States at least - I can’t speak for the European governments or the South American governments - all of whom have recently started opening their files and this is starting to open up. Look at the internet or some of the International press and you start to get the stories coming out now
N - I’ve had people on the show telling me the governments are mounting up towards disclosure towards saying that this is the case. Do you think there will be an actual disclosure this year?
DM - I don’t know whether it will be this year in the United States. But certainly we’ve already had it in the last few years from the Belgian government, the French government, the Brazilian government, the Mexican government. They’ve opened their files and admittedly had the files.
N - Do you think we’re ramping up to the UK admitting?
DM - Well I can’t say how fast it’s going to happen but certainly the public awareness is increasing, the public acceptance is increasing. The attempts to cover up seem to be decreasing, I think we’re heading toward real disclosure and there are some very serious organisations moving in that direction.
N - What do you think the impact will be on the world when it is finally mainstream news that there are alien beings that live outside this planet?
DM - Certainly in the United States well over 70% of the people now accept this as fact. They do not know all the correct story but they accept the fact that there’s visitation. There are UFO’s in the sky all the time which are very likely to be alien craft. Now not all of them are - I suspect some of them are home-grown. I suspect that in the last 60 years or so there has been some back-engineering and the creation of this type of equipment that is not nearly as sophisticated - yet - as what the apparent visitors have
N - As part of you knowing about this and also going public with this, are you worried with your safety?
DM - I think those days are gone. That used to be a concern among the people on the inside but I don’t think they’re knocking anybody off for that anymore, or doing drastic things to them
N - What do you think the intent of the aliens is? Is it hostile or peaceful?
DM - It’s not hostile. It’s pretty obvious that if it were hostile we’d have been gone by now.
N- Really?
DM - We could have been. We had no defence if that’s what their real intent was
N- What do they look like?
DM - You’ve seen some of the pictures. The pictures that I know of are little people that look strange to us as far as I know from my contacts that have had contact - that looks pretty accurate
N - Do you think other people that were involved in the moon landings know about this?
DM - Some of them do but again it’s like other people, If you’re interested enough to dig into it and want to know about it - you can know about it.
N - This has been easily one of the most significant conversations of my life, unbelievable. I want to thank you for joining us, wow what an incredible conversation
DM - I’m glad you enjoyed it.
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Meanwhile alien scientists on K2-18 b are looking at Earth 120 years ago.
And they're probably seeing horse and buggies 😂
The crazy part is by the time they arrive, we are already multiplanetary and have robots with AGI swarming the planet.
Put into perspective, before Australia was a "nation", before Aboriginals were "people", before the t model ford...
Also interestingly, before the first atomic explosion. Considering how we began being "investigated" immediately thereafter, would indicate either there is a quicker way to observe at a distance by folding space or something or we had been under close surveillance before that event, but then there are reports of that being the case anyway
But who knows if it's the same life forms we have had contact with so far, how many bioregions are there and which of them are aware of us?..
Ww1
@@abrahammagdalena5821 Hold up wdym with "before aboriginals were people"
@@mawinstallation6626 we were legally counted as fauna and property of govt with no rights until 1967
Given that 1 light year is approximately 9.46 trillion kilometers and the fastest spacecraft (Parker Solar Probe) can travel at a speed of 700,000 km/h.
It would take approximately 185,290 years to cover 120 light years with our current fastest spacecraft.
I feel like most people don't realize the great distances between solar systems are. Then we talk about red shift stars... wonder how many astronomical miles they are away.
If the universe is expanding how would we even begin to catch up to it. I mean, isn't our very own galaxy moving millions of miles an hour through space?
@@DirtyRed While this expansion affects the distances between galaxies, it doesn't significantly impact distances within our own galaxy, the Milky Way. The gravitational forces within our galaxy are much stronger than the expansion of the universe, so objects within the Milky Way, such as stars and planets, are not being pushed away from each other by the expansion.Therefore, when considering travel within our galaxy, like to a planet 120 light years away, the expansion of the universe doesn't play a significant role in the travel time.
@tenacity8281 I was thinking this was in another galaxy my bad
@@DirtyRed no issues mate
What an incredibly humble man, Professor Nikku Madhusudhan deserves our accolades for his efforts regardless of the outcome of this tremendous find.
Lets name the planet Nikku
@@1antti At least until the aliens tell us what it's called.
Tremendous. What a word!
You sound ridiculous
@@giovannifederici673I’m sorry you feel that way Giovanni. Mind telling us who shat in your Carbonara?
One week ago a man looked 120 years into the past and saw the future open up. He couldn’t shut his eyes for a week afterward. That’s intelligence and purpose right there. Bravo… bravo.
Who told you that hogwash ?
If he was that Intelligent he wouldn't be so excited over nothing, he'd keep his cool, this shows he is easily entertained and probably has a pea for a brain 👍 if an alien walked up to me and said we exist I wouldn't care as it doesn't change anything
@@ChuckFreeman0102 what's hogwash about it. 120 light years away = light taking 120 years to get here showing us what it looked like 120 years ago
@@c3pno actually it changes just about everything, we'd be living in a different society before long
@@ChuckFreeman0102hogwash? That's literally what was spoken about in the video, did you not watch?
I don’t know who I’m more impressed with, the scientist with an amazing discovery or the reporter, who actually asked relevant and insightful questions. Well done to both, as they are both needed in the world today, and many more like them.
This
The scientist.
Why is everything so surprising to everyone nowadays?
@@Gainzster Standards lowered for the weak and inept makes anyone who is competent seem like a gem when it should be the standard.
R u a real commenter
I've always found it almost poetic how the most obvious indicators of life across the stars were always predicted to come from not the largest but the smallest organisms which shine the brightest across the gulfs of space
Beautifully put
Wow.
Interviewer: "Dumb question..." Then proceeds to ask a great logical question to put this discovery into perspective.
The interviewer was amazing. By far the best I have ever seen someone interviewed on hard science
We can all be grateful that this wasn’t the nick ferrari or Alan Dale show
Haha its always unnerving when you speak with experts 😅
He’s one of the few really intelligent talk show hosts. He’s just brilliant.
@@davidroberts6549whats that?
Man, I wish our US news media could be more like this...what a refreshing interview...
Should see some of the other presenters on LBC, they aren’t all like this 😂
@@james505ismbeat me to it 😆
@jacobclement8150 not really. I wouldn't have heard about this story without this interview...
@jacobclement8150 and random opinion pieces with certain facts withheld that go against the media's bias is better? Are you looking for an entertaining tv show, or the actual news?
@jacobclement8150 get back to your reality tv shows jacob, this is for adults with a brain.
Credit to the interviewer. He asked fantastic questions, that highlighted the key areas for the average person not familiar with scientific lingo.
Truly a gentleman with nothing but pure brain power and intelligence.
They can find molecules on another planet but I still can’t find my tv remote in the house
Have you looked behind the Moon?
Detect a molecule.😂😂😂 aren't they everywhere?
Do better
The sofa swallowed it
HAH!
The interviewer has utmost appreciation for the meaning and ramifications of this scientific discovery. He deserves to be the one to break the official news when it comes!
Yes I agree,
Lol, so not those who actually made the discovery
🔥 He oozes Humilty. This guy is...🙌 🔥
Give me a look that way but he's not telling you that there's a whole host of researchers that went before him who have suspected that exoplanet of harboring life for a long time. He's soaking up the Limelight but it shouldn't all be his.
He clearly mentions the effort of his team.
Like Eddie howe
@@Xboxlegand874 agreed, just different job titles.
@allnewnow2023its being honest and not worshipping individuals
It's hard to put into words just how profound a discovery this could potentially be and to maybe experience this in our lifetimes!!
We are actually happy, that this is a normal interview...its so sad that this is not the standard
We? Are you Venom or what?
We are the Hive.
@@guzvar 💀💀
@@guzvar He has two brain halfes so technically everyone is two people working together as one
@@guzvarwe are legion
If this is confirmed, i think alot of people don't fully understand how big this is. To be alive now when humanity finds life outside of Earth is absolutely incredible.
But how would you really confirm it? Okay, there are strange gases on the planet, then what? What if you observe the planet for the next thousand years and nothing happens? You would have to visually detect some spacecraft floating around or something of true significance before declaring victory.
@@genx7006 agreed
Meh many times I hear there might be micro life forms etc etc. Of course their is life out there if there is the right conditions. I want to know if there is intelligent life
@@genx7006They detected a gas that is only produced by life. At least on this planet.
@@Iz7zI give it a thousand years and a gorillion of funds, and maybe they'll discover some sort of crab living in the depths of some ocean planet
....and that's about it
nothing else
Interviewer : "You're perhaps couple of months away from being very famous"
Professor talks about his duty instead. What a humble guy. 🙌
You can tell too though he’s just so excited and rightfully so! The poor guy lol
That's nerve wracking lol
Meanwhile the government is has been tracking them for 70 years
There seems to be a little misunderstanding here. None of this is actually about life on K2-18b.
When the planet was first observed in 2019, there were very tiny, ambiguous signs that maybe, just maybe, there could be Dimethylsulfide in the atmosphere of K2-18b. That's what they're looking at right now. It's just about whether this one molecule might be detectable or not. The reason that's interesting is because for all we currently know, DMS can only be produced by biological processes, on Earth it's phytoplankton, and would therefore suggest the existence of life on this exoplanet.
Now there are several problems with claiming the existence of life over there based on DMS. First of all, the initial data suggesting DMS in K2-18b's atmosphere was very, very thin. It's very possible that it was just a misinterpretation. But most importantly, we don't have proof that DMS actually means life. We don't REALLY know that it's a biosignature. There were other molecules we thought couldn't exist without biological processes, like whatever we found in Venus's atmosphere recently, and then somebody came out with a purely chemical reaction that produces the stuff. It's just that here on Earth, we haven't discovered a non-biological source for DMS.
Long story short, IF it turns out to actually be DMS, we MIGHT have found a biosignature, but we STILL WON'T KNOW for sure if this ACTUALLY means, "Life." If the theories are correct, K2-18b is a massive planet with a hydrogen atmosphere that's covered in deep oceans. We can't just zoom in 124 light-years and see for ourselves. Not even the new iPhone can.
@@Nitidus thank u, saved me my time
Love how he sticks to following the processes, doing the science while remaining optimistic, letting the data speak for itself. Follow up with vigorous checking of the data and the workflow, and if he and his team are right, there's going to be a lot of money suddenly interested in space research. 120ly, not quite the celestial backyard, more, the block at the end of the street. Much closer then a lot of models for this stuff would have pointed to.
This is what a real, honest scientist looks like.
As opposed to all the other fake, lying scientists?
Don't hold your breath
Is been so long since something brilliant has come forth to the anerican public
If he was being honest, he may have mentioned that its expected to have a temperature around 5000C, rather than saying, "Yes there is likely water there" over two and a half times the mass of earth, DNA is misshapen at temperatures around boiling at 100C. The Amount of information you have to ignore is insane. When he finally gets to sleep, hes going to be kicking himself. What a smear on Cambridge and its reputation.
Greta Thunberg: How dare you!
Water on another planet? Organisms in the water? Get the rods boys, let's go fishing
We couldnt tell the difference of Earth and Venus, if both were an exoplanet. And Venus is absolutely leathal, even for medall.
So dont get to excited with exoplanets :D
look up who Dr. Anna Gülcher is. She is in a science group indirectly working for NASA to finally get some instruments to Venus to gather high quality data.
Two weeks ago she said that in a
colloquium at the University in Münster at an geophysical institute (Germany), where I am currently studying.
What if there are large sea monsters instead? 😨
Wishin I was fishin
Is there oil?🦅🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
@@compactreviewYeah…that doesn’t sound accurate.
Prof. Madhusudhan understands quite clearly the concept of "extraordinary claims demand extraordinary evidence". Science doesn't always reassure with answers, but should try to reassure by the discipline of following its own rules when seeking for those answers.
This is not true. Extraordinary claims require the same evidence as any other type of claim, not some special type of extraordinary evidence.
Not trying to argue, I just hate that phrase 🤣
Terrific interview and really amazing. This is the type of guy you want to discover life the first time
Lets give the interviewer their proper graces, the guy did an amazing job in that interview, respectful, well though out questions and all. Congratulations to Mr. Nikku Madhusudhan and their potentially monumental discovery.
Dr.
Prof.
Yep was just thinking the same. Most of the media interviews end with a cliched quip about little green men or something similarly infantile.
If we are finding bio-markers on an exo-planet that is a mere 120 light years away, that sounds very much like a possible hint that the galaxy is simply teeming with life.
Possibly, but also possible that only in regions like ours. Conditions towards the galactic centre are quite different
It makes communication difficult.
Makes the fermi paradox all the more interesting
A mere 120 light years away, that's all, lol. I get it, in the grand size of the universe that isn't much but it's still unbelievable far away for us.
@@keithposter5543Because life is most likely uncommon there due to…radiation?
Let's not forget the generations of scientists, engineers, teachers, businesses, technicians & support staff that have made & make this type of inquiry possible.
Exactly, NASA telescope was used.
Let's not forget the generations of scientists, engineers, etc who made great discoveries but were silenced so the cover-ups could continue.
@@VicGreenBitcoin What's with all the right wing stuff, at least India has a space programme, they are the first to land on one of the moons polar region's.
They are the first to find water on the moon, the UK sent a probe to mars and that failed. You should not be throwing shade at India.
The UK has all the history of empire, and industrial revolution the UK should have sent a British man on the moon from the 70s on British made rocket , USA or the soviets were going to win but the brits should have been not that far behind.
They should be looking to send a brit to mars, all they are doing is piggy backing off the American's. What ever motivation British the British had to go around the would, and do empire stuff they lost all that drive after WW2.
The reality is the UK does not have enough wealth for a space programme, yet you are making negative jokes about India, the jokes on you because Indian will soon in the next 2 year send an Indian space on an Indian built rocket.
Great Britain yeah you guys were great once but others have risen, look at china compared to the UK.
@@VicGreenBitcoinSoon you will be buying your toilets from them boi.😂😂😂😂
That's how it works
As an Indian , he is one of the real inspirational IITians I could find. Not any big CEO or any politician but a real scientist working at the forefront of today's science.
CEOs and politicians are bottom of the barrel individuals and should never be held highly by society.
i am sorry to say this dude is completely intoxicated by his romantic idea of finding life as there really is just WAYY too little evidence. it doesn't even hit the bare minimum of proof. it's only 50/50 because it's a yes or no case. realistically its a 0/100.
@@schonkigplavuis8850 hmmm only difference probably is that he is qualified and you ain't mate
@@schonkigplavuis8850your comment confirms the difference in attitude and aptitude mate🫠.
If K2-18B has sentient life and they are observing us with powerful telescopes, they would be seeing the beginning of the 1900s on Earth... Crazy....
😮
Hah same goes for us ... They may already have Big FVCKING guns aimed towards us and we're looking at the past 😂🤷🏾
I want to go there lol
That's because he didn't begin with "Hi, my name is Brandon!"
Same for the gas he discovered on K12-18B. We are seeing wat on this planet 124 years ago. Who knows what it will be like when we get there.
50/50 chance of life having been found on another planet is crazy amazing
It's never Aliens.
It's not 50/50.
@@jimmyzhao2673 Most likely bacteria.
Since there was water on mars its save to assume it also supported life at some point in time
@@asburycollins9182no it is not
Professor Nikku Madhusudhan. You are a credit to the scientific community. Bravo 👏
So unassuming and humble.
Exactly what the world needs.
Absoduckinlutely. What a decent, enthusiastic teacher. Noble peace prize incoming...
For the amount of organic compound they've found I can easily imagine a planet of mega fauna. What an amazing time to be alive!
the professor is so sweet and humble!!
And it goes "Take me to your leader"
*Rishi Sunak appears*
*It sighs, gets in the spaceship and leaves*
Thanks😂 I enjoyed that !
It would be cool if they asked to meet our leaders and then sent them all into the vacuum of space. if they are super advanced they will recognize who the tyrants are and who is holding us back from flourishing
That's a really small space ship then.... ar.
It’s disappointment spooked the horses 😂
Rishi would refer them to Netanyahu.
The guy that does the interview, kudo to him! Did not cut Professor Nikku out, asked questions that ensure a regular viewer understands the significance of the discovery, and it's clear that he took the time to understand the matter and to learn the names
Right . like this is what the first questions should be to a scientist and not just his ancestory and childhood story
My man absolutely beamed when the host said there were more amounts of this substance seen in the exoplanet atmos than Earth.
Too many dinosourous and big trees
I would like to know why the amount is lower on Earth. Is there some mechanism which removes it from our atmosphere over time?
@@ThursoBerwick Biomass ?
@@ThursoBerwickThe planet is over twice the size of earth and could have a population density far greater than ours. Plus as you mentioned, there could be a environmental factor that means the molecule chains remaining intact longer.
To be honest this seems suspicious to me - we know that there is a lot of life on earth (duh) and this planet which shows no other signs of habitation by life other than this has has more of it than we do? Until we have more information, I think it’s more likely that on this planet, for some reason, there exists a way for this gas to be produced naturally without any biological process, rather than for it to have an ocean with orders of magnitude more life than on our planet,
Looks like we’ll be calling it New Sudhan which is pretty cool.
This dude is humility personified. If hes correct....my dude HAS to get the Nobel Prize. With an extra kicker bonus.
What is he getting a noble prize for?
Yes, for what?
Fr bro aint getting no nobel prize🤣🤣
If he’s actually found verifiable alien life he should win a Nobel Prize in Astrobiology.
This guy typed the coordinates of a star into a computer. The computer should get the Nobel Prize, it did most of the work.
Interviewer is a gentleman. Respect given with every word.
Nikku Madhusdhan a name that will go down in history? K2 18b. Give that man a raise.
I hope not because that name is hard to remember and pronounce
@@boltzmannbrain6607racist
@@boltzmannbrain6607 I expect some couldn't say Einstein either.
@@boomerang0101 cmon pls some light banter to a science video isnt too bad..
@@boomerang0101 It is alright and I'm an Indian.
Do we realize we are living at the very momment in the history of humanity, that we are probably going to see the announcement of alien life?
Life is a stretch....you step on microbes daily, you inhale them.....is it even life xd
Yep especially with AI which would only accelerate our ability to find alien life.
I’m scared
Don't dream lol.
evidence of megastructures would be interesting. microbes? potentially irrelevant.
we already have evidence of organic material and dust, microbes is still 4 billion years away from what we would call intelligent life. we should be looking for Dyson swarms and star-lifting, not microbes.
The fact that he kept the info for himself for a whole week before to talk to anyone speak VOLUME !
Because it could go other way and hurt his reputation. If some (powerful) fool gets a hold of info and uses incorrectly
In scientific research, any result could mean anything, either being true (which requires further proof) or appearing to be true but is false (example due to corrupted data).
In physics many other researchers and scientists will judge your data rigorously.
And by this his reputation could be in the line, which could translate to things like loss of funding and credibility. It’s a whole system where you’re “credibility” (based on your research work) is like your credit, which qualifies you for many important achievements and funding. That’s why I understand that he kept it to himself for a bit, he mentions that before he told his team, which they then did further test to prove his data was correct.
@@MrDimitrus yes.
Or in other words:
Not saying "this is true" to the very first results that you obtain is the reason for science to be reliable.
I kept my feelings to myself for this entire life from a person, he's not special duh
I think I wouldn't want any other scientist to find life outside Earth and break the news to us than this man right here.. calm and collected
It so refreshing to see an actual, real scientist talking about alien discovery. There’s literally no bs, everything he said was based on observation and actually collected data. This isn’t your everyday lunatics claiming alien abduction folks, this is the real deal!
Tell me what makes a real scientist. If I conduct experiments based of observations and run these postulations through the scientific method, me performing science makes me a scientist, yeah?
@@williamborregard6384 by definition but you'll need a degree and publish papers to be recognized by the establisment
@williamborregard6384 What is this comment? Dude is right, it's nice to see a real scientist give us data and update of a possible discovery. I don't understand what is so incomprehensible to you? Simple, the one who has devoted his life to science and has high education for any of the scientific fields and also has access to high grade equipment for searching around universe is a person you can trust about this information. It's not just as simple as "doing scientific calculations". It's his position, his diplomas etc..
Regarding your intelligent comment, I would say if you even manage to do a "scientific calculation" it would be a breakthrough on its own.
@@VoodooWalterWhite 😂you’re a real winner
@@VoodooWalterWhite I suppose you’re operating at a real high level of intelligence . Given you think space is real and “alien life” exists . A level of irony I wasn’t ready for . While your attempted insult was there, I find it far more hilarious than insulting . Space 😂what a joke
Real scientists would say "I dont know" to the question of probability of life on K218b... Not fling out random probabilities like 50/50..
Wonderful humble professor! It’ll be exciting to wait and see
It will be exciting to see, not so exciting to wait.
Is this another AI comment? I'm seeing them quite often nowadays.
@@VicGreenBitcoinoh man, you’re spreading hatred everywhere hahahahahahaha get a job
What always happens:
*News:* Aliens!
*Later:* It's dust.
I can't help but think back to the time President Bill Clinton made a similar announcement...turned out to be nothing much. So lets tone down the proclamations that we found "proper life" as the interviewer put it. Still waiting on evidence.
Booo. Boooooooooo. BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! Well... maybe this time, right?
More specifically:
Scientist: Statistically possible chance we may have detected markers of biological systems on an exoplanet
News: Aliens!
Later: It’s dust
Yeah, since I was a kid (30yo now), the news has always been "water on some moon" somewhere like it was a big thing. 25 years later and things did not advance much...
Sorry.
This Professor has so much humility for such an amazing possible scientific discovery. Tom’s reaction is can only be described as being awestruck.
Definitely can't wait to see what their in depth analysis reveals... Crazy!
Professor Madhusudhan seems like the type guy that will want all of his peers/students working with him on this -- if anything is found -- to receive just as much credit for the discovery as he ends up with. He's definitely a pretty stand-up guy and I really hope to see more him in the future!
I envy the enthusiasm and delight Professor Madhusudhan has for and receives from his work.
This must be an AI bot comment
Actually it’s an OI comment.
@@mitseraffej5812 OI mate
@@DystopianUtopia Organic Intelligence.
@@mitseraffej5812 Yes I did get it thanks.
The universe being full of life makes you realize that you also are an 'alien', in case you wonder what an alien looks like
Well maybe you do but my mom says I'm very handsome
We know this. Trump supporters tell us millions are crossing the border every year
@@stephenrose9845dude im not american but why do you pretend like there isnt a huge issue of illegal immigration into the US and that its made up by trump lol
@stephenrose9845.... Please tell me you aren't implying that immigrants aren't crossing the border in record numbers and infesting our country. Please tell me that you aren't so far removed from reality, that your hate doesn't let you realize what is real and what is not
@@ultratrongeryou gotta be 12
The craziest thing about life on this planet to me is the way it looks. This video is a great example all of the logos and chyrons and colors like we’ve created this analogous world inside of the natural world that is a reflection of us and mostly our sensibilities and formulas of what the human eye responds to
Wow. Its what ive always expected, but to get proof in my lifetime will be an honor. Congratulations to him and the team. Imagine the impact on philosophy, psychology, science, humanity!
Brings tears to my eyes to even think that we could one day witness the greatest discovery of mankind. Thanks professor for your splendid work. Breathtaking.
The fact that it's 124 light years away, and we will never get there to verify it, brings tears to my eyes.
@@anthonylowney1395 also proably its just dust, like all the past news
How is it greatest discovery? What are we supposed to do with it? Lol
Actually the greatest discovery is raid shadow legends
They are already here for ages on our planet. Do some more research about it and you'll not call me a conspiracy theorists anymore after this...
How has this not been bigger news? This is incredible. This has the potential to be the single biggest discovery in human history.
😂😂😂😂😂 stop
Because its not confirmed yet and like he said its a 50/50 chance so they’re still not 100% sure if life exist on the planet
People are too preoccupied by themselves and their socials to care about anything going on in the world.
Because with current technology it would take about 2.2 million years to send the fastest probe we have. It's just not relevant yet or possibly ever.
it has been huge news my friend but im guessing your algorithm doesnt show much news like this. It has been in the on and offline media for a bit now. Dimethyl sulphide REMEMBER.
This guy is going to be millions of years old when we finally reach that planet. Welldone buddy💪
yeah about 20 mil
The planet is two times earth size, so gravity is two times higher, meaning that if we were walking it would be like having another body on top of us. We would weight double. Imagine sleeping, moving, running, with another person on top of you every single time.
I can't imagine how this man feels right now. He's gotta be losing his mind, yet as a scientist realizes the consequences of calling a conclusion too soon. Humble and reserved. What a professional! I'm super excited to hear more about this! What an amazing prospect!
There's an alien on that planet, sitting on his alien toilet with some weird mobile device in his tentacle, watching a video of his planet's scientists discuss Earth.
Hahaha superb 👌
...planning a planetary take over.
You ever think life for aliens could be completely different than how we live?
@@RSCALES11I sure hope so
😂100% doing that right now
I love how excited and amazed and reverent Tom is. This is really cool and Professor Mashusudhan seems like the perfect person to discover things because he isn't overly eager to share until he's done what he can to confirm data and consider the impact of announcing things.
Ah I love space! Hope we get some more awesome pics from JWST soon too
the guy hasn't shown any data of any kind ?
@@WookiRahh Dude. Were you listening to the video? They are reporting methyl disulfide in the planet's atmosphere. They haven't officially published yet, but they almost certainly have issued preprints or informally distributed information. People who have no idea how the world of science works are some of the most irritating people on our planet.
@@WookiRahhin the interview he said it had been published. It must have been confirmed by others too before they decided to point JWT at it.
Yeah his reticence in saying anything definitive is just making him more credible to me. They're checking off the requirements one by one until they're 100% sure
It's very simple. He knows he risks career suicide if he's wrong. Plus many scientists are on the spectrum, so there's that.
Straight questions. Loving it.❤
I walked my dog tonight and I looked up at the stars and sensed a difference in how I see the heavens now after hearing this amazing discovery. Likely the first confirmation that life exists elsewhere. Thank you.
Imagine you lived in an enclosed system that was made for you called earth that couldn't be described by anyone other than having a creator. There are other life forms called angels ,and fallen angels also known as demons
Does a discovery of life really change anything if it isn't intelligent?
I wonder what your dog makes of all this
This is 50/50, so nothing is confirmed yet
@@Michael.OJackson It does. If you think about how vast the universe is, 120 light years does not seem that far. And to think that we maybe have life living this close, it might as well be possible there are many other places where it exists too. Then finding intelligent life would then be just a matter of time.
All the most profound discoveries were heralded not by an exuberantly shouted "Eureka!" but by a tentatively murmured "...Huh. That's interesting..."
This felt like such a clean and classy interview. Loved it!
Well done, Dr. Madhusudhan. Very well done indeed!
I am glad that this wasn’t a clickbait video. Thank you.
Alien Life - Possibility of Micro Organisms.
@@lukiso5734How is that click bait?
Professor checks out
He has maths on his board in the back
Greenscreen!
And how can you be so sure? @@axel_r_
NERDS!!!
Chemistry & thermodynamics
Just thought this was interesting. Asked chatgpt what the equations were behind the scientist and got this.
“The equations on the whiteboard behind the person appear to be related to information theory and statistics. Here are some of the recognizable elements:
1. **Kullback-Leibler Divergence (D_KL)**: This is an integral used to measure the difference between two probability distributions. The general form is:
\[
D_{KL}(P \| Q) = \int P(x) \log \frac{P(x)}{Q(x)} \, dx
\]
where \( P \) and \( Q \) are probability distributions.
2. **Integral Sign (∫)**: This symbol is used in calculus and indicates an integral, which is a fundamental concept in mathematical analysis.
3. **Probability Distributions (P and Q)**: These symbols likely represent probability distributions, common in the context of statistical analysis and information theory.
4. **Logarithms (log)**: The logarithm function appears in the context of entropy and divergence measures in information theory.
The presence of these elements suggests the equations are dealing with concepts such as divergence, entropy, or related measures in the context of comparing or analyzing probability distributions. These are common in fields like machine learning, data science, and statistics.”
I’m waiting the day that science will say: We are not alone!
That's another pair of shoes. For know, we are looking for any life, not just sentient/intelligent life.
Read ‘The Day after Roswell’ by the late Col Phillip Corso.
Scientists have been saying that, look at Gary Nolans work, we know about UAPs and Non Human Intelligence.
@@Anomaly_Files18 we certainly do…or a least I do. A Lazar ‘sport model’ flew silently over my house in the U.K. at 1,000 feet one evening in the 70’s. Only saw it for 4 secs as it passed across a gap in the low cloud cover right above me. Changed me forever. 🤔
US Government here last year I believe finally admitted that there is life outside of ours.
It still melts my brain we can examine atmospheres on planets trillions of miles away
We can't unfortunately
The light that passes though the atmosphere can tell us what molecules are present
It’s all fake
@@thepostofficeprince8819Prove it. That's the onus of your statement. So go ahead.
@@thepostofficeprince8819 >calls something fake
>Refuses to elaborate
>Leaves
Planet Nikku.
Yes. That's apt.
If there is intelligent life on there I'm sure they have the right to name their own planet so we'll have to ask them and that's a challenge in itself having to learn a new alien language, imagine that!!!
@@thedeewolf that only if it's intelligent life..... but there's more chance it's just microbial life.... so no, they won't have brain to answer our question
@@thedeewolfany alien species that interacts with us would 100% be more intelligent than us and would either be able to communicate with us telepathically or have some other method of communication, we are like ants to them
Let’s not colonize, just yet.
Of course he is an Indian.
Lot of smart Indians in the world, possibly because there are a lot of Indians in the world in general
Indian fr
1:58 "the possibility is huge"
What this percentage actually is:
0.0000000000001%
What it normally is:
0%
Even having any chance at all is absolutely astounding.
I’d like to think it’s a little more than that, like 0.01 at least
I mean Nikku states that there's a 50% chance of actual life based on the data he's reviewed so I'd say the possibility, at least from his unique perspective, is higher than 0.00000000001%.
To be honest you have to look at it like this. Space expands faster than light and is constantly expanding. We are a mere blip in the universe and the size of it is far too big for our minds to understand. Meaning there is almost a certain chance of life as our solar system is a grain of sand in the huge aspect of our universe, so how can we be the only ones? I believe there's a definite chance of life elsewhere, the problem is the universe is so big it's so hard to find.
Especially so very close
There could be life like it's impossible that we are the only being a live in the universe
Always scary searching for alien life when we don’t even get along with each other on earth 😅
Yeah humans will colonize it soon
Interplanetary travel and discovery will continue
Maybe we need to find aliens to hate them and love each others
They might have oil
@@swivels PFFFFFFTTTTT
50-50. This fills me with awe. What a humble, dedicated scientist!!
What a beautiful man the scientist is.
Anither humble Indian being humble about his huge contribution, possibly huge contribution to the world. ❤
I wouldn’t say Indians are known for being humble 😂😂😂😂
Sure… 😂
@@hmu05366 I can only assume they’re being sarcastic.
@@hmu05366we are. We've given you yoga, Holi, spirituality, astronomy, astrology, arithmetic, geometry, trigonometry, spirituality and we don't care that you try and white wash it. Perhaps you should try being humble sometimes and give credit where it is deserved
He is Sri Lankan. 😂
I appreciate how highly the anchor admire the scientist for his work. No matter what conclusions we find. 😊
the existence of life on other worlds is as close to a certainty as anything. The amount of planets in our galaxy alone capable of sustaining life-as-we-know-it is mind boggling.
Now humanity has the instrumentation to find the markers, discovery is virtually inevitable.
What a time to be alive.
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Im eating salad for lunch today in the hopes that I will live long enough to see this.
What a great communicator the professor is!
Those aliens are probably thinking oh no the humans have spotted us
120 years from now
@@frosties1123 * 120+ years from now
Dark forest theory, if true we may have revealed ourselves.
😂😂
There are no aliens!