Tubesock1202 t1_j5w35lh wrote
Reply to comment by dave_hitz in TIL star systems are much closer together near the center of the galaxy, with some being only 0.4–0.04 light-years apart by yoguckfourself
It's not impossible but it is improbable. As I understand it, that region of space is highly unstable. All those stars that close together wreaks havoc on the orbits of planets and stars. The closer to the middle you get the closer to the supermassive black hole at the center and the stars in that area are absolutely screaming through space. There's a bunch of other factors contributing to that region of space being very hostile to life as we know it.
Much like how solar systems have "goldilocks zones", galaxies have them too.
radiantwave t1_j5w4ttl wrote
It is worse than that... The solar systems at the center of the Galaxy are uninhabitable due to many factors, one of which is radiation...
AdClemson t1_j5xfwa9 wrote
> The solar systems at the center of the Galaxy are uninhabitable
I always such statement a stretch when spoken with such clear confidence. Simple answer is that we don't know. We assume its hostile based on our own understanding of life on our own planet. There simply could be life that uses that high levels of radiation as energy source and be able to withstand radiation. Imagine a Silicon based lifeform? or something completely different than our own DNA based versions.
Specially when we continue to find life on our own planet in extreme inhospitable conditions where life simply shouldn't be possible.
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