On Tuesday, an interesting piece of information was given by the astronomers that Carbon dioxide has been traced on a hot planet outside our solar system -- another piece of evidence supporting the possibility that life could develop elsewhere.

It was informed by NASA that their Hubble Space Telescope has found carbon dioxide in the atmosphere of "hot Jupiter" planet. The planet orbits a nearby star, 63 light-years from Earth.

The planet basically is too hot to support any life as its surface is about 1,800 degrees F (1,000 degrees C).

However, the astronomers informed that the observations are a proof-of-concept demonstration that the basic chemistry for life can be measured on planets orbiting other stars.

Back in the month of March, the astronomers discovered the ingredients for methane on the planet, one of about 300 planets so far found circling stars other than our own. Other then this, even proofs for water vapor have been found there.

Eric Smith, Hubble Space Telescope program scientist at NASA reported, "These atmospheric studies will begin to determine the compositions and chemical processes operating on distant worlds orbiting other stars."

The Hubble's near-infrared camera and multi-object spectrometer were used by Mark Swain of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California to analyze infrared light from the planet.

He was also successful in recognizing carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide, which absorb certain wavelengths of near-infrared radiation.

Swain informed in a statement, "The carbon dioxide is the main reason for the excitement because, under the right circumstances, it could have a connection to biological activity as it does on Earth."

The statement added, "The very fact we are able to detect it and estimate its abundance is significant for the long-term effort of characterizing planets to find out what they are made of and if they could be a possible host for life."