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Scientists find evidence for life on planet outside solar system

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Scientists say they have found the strongest evidence yet of life on another planet beyond Earth's solar system. They made the discovery using the James Webb Space Telescope.

We speak with Nikku Madhusudhan, an astrophysicist with the University of Cambridge’s Institute of Astronomy and one of the lead authors of this study that found proof of life beyond our solar system.

This segment aired on April 18, 2025.

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