An Event So Deadly it Makes Parts of the Galaxy Inhospitable

Space is a bleak, hostile environment. Asteroid strikes, supernovae and gamma ray bursts could wipe us out at any moment. But could certain parts of the galaxy be more dangerous than others? And could this explain why we live, when and where we live? Written and presented by Prof David Kipping, guest starring Jackson Kipping and edited by Jorge Casas. → Support our research program: → Get Stash here! THANK-YOU to our supporters D. Smith, M. Sloan, C. Bottaccini, D. Daughaday, A. Jones, S. Brownlee, N. Kildal, Z. Star, E. West, T. Zajonc, C. Wolfred, L. Skov, G. Benson, A. De Vaal, M. Elliott, B. Daniluk, M. Forbes, S. Vystoropskyi, S. Lee, Z. Danielson, C. Fitzgerald, C. Souter, M. Gillette, T. Jeffcoat, J. Rockett, D. Murphree, S. Hannum, T. Donkin, K. Myers, A. Schoen, K. Dabrowski, J. Black, R. Ramezankhani, J. Armstrong, K. Weber, S. Marks, L. Robinson, S. Roulier, B. Smith, G. Canterbury, J. Cassese, J. Kruger, S. Way, P. Finch, S. Applegate, L. Watson, E. Zahnle, N. Gebben, J. Bergman, E. Dessoi, J. Alexander, C. Macdonald, M. Hedlund, P. Kaup, C. Hays, W. Evans, D. Bansal, J. Curtin, J. Sturm, RAND Corp., M. Donovan, N. Corwin, M. Mangione, K. Howard, L. Deacon, G. Metts, G. Genova, R. Provost, B. Sigurjonsson, G. Fullwood, B. Walford, J. Boyd, N. De Haan, J. Gillmer, R. Williams, E. Garland, A. Leishman, A. Phan Le, R. Lovely, M. Spoto, A. Steele, M. Varenka, K. Yarbrough, A. Cornejo, D. Compos, F. Demopoulos, G. Bylinsky, J. Werner, B. Pearson, S. Thayer & T. Edris. ::Music:: Music licensed by (SS) [], , via Creative Commons (CC) Attribution License (), or with permission from the artist ::References:: ► Spinelli & Ghirlanda, 2023, The Impact of GRBs on Exoplanetary Habitability, Universe, 9, 60: ► Gehrels et al., 2003, Ozone Depletion from Nearby Supernovae, ApJ, 585, 1169: ► Thomas et al., 2006, Gamma-ray bursts and terrestrial planetary atmospheres, New. J. Phys., 8, 120: ► Fisher & Valenti, 2005, The Planet-Metallicity Correlation, ApJ, 622, 1102: ► Buchhave & Latham, 2005, The Metallicities of Stars with and without Transiting Planets, ApJ, 808, 4: ► Wang & Fisher, 2005, Revealing A Universal Planet-Metallicity Correlation For Planets of Different Sizes Around Solar-Type Stars, AJ, 149, 7: ::Music:: ► Chris Zabriskie - Music from Neptune Flux 0:00 ► Falls - Ripley 6:06 ► Chris Zabriskie - Music from Neptune Flux 9:32 ► Brad Hill - A Slowly Lifting Fog 13:53 ► Joachim Heinrich - Y 16:58 ::Chapters:: 00:00 Introduction 02:28 Galactic Habitable Zone 05:09 Supernovae 10:26 GRBs 15:31 Multi-Threats 16:43 Planet formation 18:53 Planet retention 20:11 The Final Picture 22:56 Outro & Credits #GalacticHabitableZone #Supernovae #GammaRayBursts