Not exact matches
But in a related note, you are correct that many many species have not made it to the present - day, only those well - suited to the current environment, and all those between their initiation and now (not easy); also all those lucky enough to avoid
catastrophic events
such as large
collisions.
The researchers show that galaxies don't need fantastic and
catastrophic events
such as galaxy
collisions to explain the showers of star birth they see.
Unlike a
catastrophic failure,
such as Mars Polar Lander in 1999, or a euphoric success,
such as the spectacular 2005
collision of the Deep Impact mission with Comet Tempel 1, the non-detection seemed to leave officials unsure of how to react.
These types of insurance will pay the cost of vehicle repairs for
catastrophic events
such as
collisions, animal strikes, falling objects, bad weather, wildfires, floods, vandalism, and car theft, to name a few.