(Dec 22, 2009) We're lucky Earth resides in the Milky Way's suburbs. Intense comet bombardment near the galaxy's center may make it tough for life to gain a foothold there. More than twice as many comets are shaken loose to potentially hit planets at half our distance to the center, according to simulations by Marco Masi of the University of Padua, Italy, and his colleagues.
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