Scientists dealt blow in search for extraterrestrial life on Earth-sized planet
Webb Space Telescope finds no atmosphere on group of seven rocky planets of interest
Discovery lowers chances of finding life in solar system
Planets were thought to potentially harbour water due to their distance from their star
Planets are roughly Earth-sized and located 40 light-years away, with 3 in habitable zone
Scientists previously had high hopes of finding atmospheric indications on planets
Lack of atmosphere means it’s not necessarily a bust for finding life elsewhere
Massachusetts Institute of Technology astrophysicist says we will have to wait and see
Astronomers reclassify galaxy after finding supermassive black hole pointing at Earth
Galaxy PBC J2333.9-2343 located 657 million light-years away