The Galactic Habitable Zone and the Age Distribution of Complex Life in the Milky Way
We modeled the evolution of the Milky Way Galaxy to trace the distribution in space and time of four prerequisites for complex life: the presence of a host star, enough heavy elements to form terrestrial planets, sufficient time for biological evolution, and an environment free of life-extinguishing...
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Published in | Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) Vol. 303; no. 5654; pp. 59 - 62 |
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Main Authors | , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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Washington, DC
American Association for the Advancement of Science
02.01.2004
The American Association for the Advancement of Science |
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