Note: this article originally appeared on NASA’s Astrobiology Institute Website Our Milky Way Galaxy is unusual in that it is one of the most massive galaxies in the nearby universe. […] ...

What you probably don’t know is that Dr. McTier is a PhD astrophysicist, and expert in what we call the galactic habitability zone, as well as being an expert in folklore.

The new map suggests that around 1.2 percent of all stars may have been capable of supporting complex life at some point in the history of the galaxy.

More interestingly, the planet, which orbits the star Alpha Centauri A, happens to sit in the habitable zone of its solar system — although, as a gaseous planet, it likely doesn’t have life as ...

They ended up defining a “galactic habitable zone,” a doughnut-shaped region with the hole centered at the center of the galaxy. The region’s inner boundary starts about 22,000 light-years from the ...

The galactic hunt for a planet in the Venus Zone has begun An artist's depiction of how Earth and Venus may have gotten their starts and evolved as planetary neighbors O'Rourke, J.G., Wilson, C.F ...

What If the Galactic Habitable Zone Limits Intelligent Life? Posted By Steven Pomeroy On Date May 19, 2022 (via PBS Space Time ) Our solar system is a tiny bubble of habitability suspended in a vast ...