Scientists have been trying to discover life beyond the solar system from a long time. Now, the hunt has gained a new partner, United States National Aeronautic Space Agency (NASA) climatologists.

After studying earth for more than three decades, a team at the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) has decided to adapt its global climate model to replicate conditions on habitable exoplanets.

As per the report published in Nature, the effort by GISS is a part of a broader push to recognize Earth-like planets that the United States space agency launched on April 20 at a meeting in Washington DC.

Babatunde Raji Fashola (SAN), who is the thirteenth Lagos State Governor, and some members of diplomatic corps called for effective climate change control so that humans can continue to survive on the earth. Kepler telescope of NASA, which was launched by the space agency find earth like planets, has identified over 1,000 alien planets.

According to reports, about five of those planets were similar in size to Earth. The planets were located in the ‘habitable zone’, where liquid water could persist. Now, the next step will be to notice light passing through exoplanet atmospheres.

Anthony Del Genio, a climate modeler, said, “We have to start thinking about these things as more than planetary objects. All of a sudden, this has become a topic not just for astronomers, but for planetary scientists and now climate scientists”. Genio is also leading the GISS effort.

Team of Del Genio is one of 16 groups that have been participating in the space agency’s new Nexus for Exoplanet System Science (NExSS) programme. The programme has an annual budget of about US$10 million to $12 million.