The Milky Way's Galactic Habitable Zone: A Chemical and Spatial Sweet Spot (12,000–32,000 light-years from the core)
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There is a galactic habitable zone in the Milky Way where the right balance of chemical ingredients and a safe distance from other stars and the galactic center make Earth-like planets and life more likely, roughly 12,000 to 32,000 light-years from the center, though life could exist outside that zone and our solar system isn’t uniquely optimal.
