{"id":17,"date":"2023-04-02T07:39:49","date_gmt":"2023-04-02T07:39:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hikingonpluto.com\/?page_id=17"},"modified":"2023-12-29T06:32:33","modified_gmt":"2023-12-29T06:32:33","slug":"hiking-in-the-solar-system","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hikingonpluto.com\/index.php\/hiking-in-the-solar-system\/","title":{"rendered":"Hiking in the Solar System&#8230;and beyond"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"612\" height=\"408\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hikingonpluto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/istockphoto-968636616-612x612-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-135\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hikingonpluto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/istockphoto-968636616-612x612-1.jpg 612w, https:\/\/www.hikingonpluto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/istockphoto-968636616-612x612-1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 612px) 100vw, 612px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Myriad peaks to climb, countless canyons to explore on celestial bodies. New worlds to settle, new vistas to be awed by, new knowledge to absorb. Lightyears to go before you sleep. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-query is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"wp-block-post-template is-layout-flow wp-block-post-template-is-layout-flow\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-416 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-hikinginthesolarsystem tag-core-collapse tag-earth tag-extinction tag-gamma-ray tag-gamma-ray-burst tag-milky-way tag-ozone tag-parsec tag-radiation tag-star tag-supergiant tag-supernova tag-thermonuclear tag-white-dwarf tag-x-ray\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\">Could a nearby supernova extinguish life on Earth?<\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">We\u2019ve explored what would happen if our Sun went supernova [link]. Spoiler: while it would be lethal enough to necessitate evacuation to Pluto or beyond, it\u2019s not the biggest headache for humankind today.&nbsp; But what if another star, not very far from our Solar System, exploded? We\u2019ve seen that a supernova explosion could pose a<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hikingonpluto.com\/index.php\/2023\/12\/27\/could-a-nearby-supernova-extinguish-life-on-earth\/\">(continue&#8230;)<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-397 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-hikinginthesolarsystem tag-fusion tag-larry-niven tag-neutrino tag-pluto tag-rogue-planet tag-sun tag-supernova\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\">What would happen if the Sun went supernova?<\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">If the thought of our Sun going supernova ever occurred to me, I always assumed that Earth, from crust to the last inhabitant, would be instantly terminated. We\u2019d see a gigantic fireball on the sky, and before we could say \u201csupernova!\u201d, we\u2019d turn into hot vapour. Not long ago I read a short story that<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hikingonpluto.com\/index.php\/2023\/12\/03\/what-would-happen-if-the-sun-went-supernova\/\">(continue&#8230;)<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-347 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-hikinginthesolarsystem tag-exoplanet tag-gliese tag-red-dwarf tag-super-earth tag-trappist\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\">The 10 best exoplanets for setting up home\u00a0<\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">We went hiking in the Solar System [link], but what lies beyond? It\u2019s hard to imagine now, but before the 1990s astronomers were not even certain that any other star hosted planets: discovering the first exoplanets in 1992 and 1994 made headlines, and they all got individual names (Poltergeist, Phobetor and Draugr, a variety of<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hikingonpluto.com\/index.php\/2023\/10\/31\/the-10-best-exoplanets-for-setting-up-home\/\">(continue&#8230;)<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<\/li><\/ul>\n\n<nav class=\"wp-block-query-pagination is-layout-flex wp-block-query-pagination-is-layout-flex\" aria-label=\"Pagination\">\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-query-pagination-numbers\"><span aria-current=\"page\" class=\"page-numbers current\">1<\/span>\n<a class=\"page-numbers\" href=\"?query-0-page=2\">2<\/a><\/div>\n\n<a href=\"\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/17?query-0-page=2\" class=\"wp-block-query-pagination-next\">Next Page<\/a>\n<\/nav>\n\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Myriad peaks to climb, countless canyons to explore on celestial bodies. 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