The Resilience of Life to Astrophysical Events

Abstract Much attention has been given in the literature to the effects of astrophysical events on human and land-based life. However, little has been discussed on the resilience of life itself. Here we instead explore the statistics of events that completely sterilise an Earth-like planet with plan...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: David Sloan, Rafael Alves Batista, Abraham Loeb
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2017-07-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-05796-x