• DOI:10.1126/science.1092322
Corpus ID: 18140737

The Galactic Habitable Zone and the Age Distribution of Complex Life in the Milky Way

@article{Lineweaver2004TheGH,
  title={The Galactic Habitable Zone and the Age Distribution of Complex Life in the Milky Way},
  author={C. Lineweaver and Y. Fenner and B. Gibson},
  journal={Science},
  year={2004},
  volume={303},
  pages={59 - 62}
}

C. Lineweaver, Y. Fenner, B. Gibson

Published 2004

Geology, Medicine, Physics

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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 supernovae. We identified the Galactic habitable zone (GHZ) as an annular region between 7 and 9 kiloparsecs from the Galactic center that widens with time and is composed of stars that formed… CONTINUE READING

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