New planet: Nature lauds Puneite’s contribution

According to Thatte,in this new discovery,scientists have found out a way to extract the original light signal of the extra solar planet from the signal distortions caused by Earth. This is a significant achievement,because now we can use all these Earth-based high-resolution telescopes to get much finer details of chemical structures of far-away worlds. This discovery will enable humans to observe events happening in the universe in the light wavelengths that could not be seen through space-based telescopes.

Thatte was instrumental in developing the intelligent signal extraction mathematical algorithm required for the discovery. The algorithm helped explore the original spectrum of the planet HD189733b. With the help of this high-resolution spectrum,it may be possible to explore the existence of life on the planet.

The team of NASA has detected large emissions caused by methane molecules present in the atmosphere. If it can detect methane,it can significantly improve the chances in the quest of life on planets besides earth.

Thatte is currently pursuing his PhD from the Georgia Institute of Technology,US. Born and bred in Pune,Thatte did his schooling from the Nutan Marathi Vidyalaya and got his degree in mechanical engineering from Maharashtra Institute of Technology.