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Unlikely, but would it be bad for us? Would the debris make its way to Earth?
If a planet or moon in the solar system exploded
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farmerbarleymow
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What Would Happen If The Moon Exploded? | Facts & Impact On Earth
What would happen if the moon exploded? There are a few consequences we would see any changes we would experience here on Earth if the moon exploded.
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The Exploded Planet Hypothesis – 2000
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Raheem
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IANA astrophysicist, but...
I believe it is not possible for a moon or planet to just spontaneously explode (the paper posted above is by an astronomer noted for having his own special beliefs, according to his Wikipedia bio).
Debris resulting from collisions in space do make their way to earth. This is what most meteorites are.
I believe it is not possible for a moon or planet to just spontaneously explode (the paper posted above is by an astronomer noted for having his own special beliefs, according to his Wikipedia bio).
Debris resulting from collisions in space do make their way to earth. This is what most meteorites are.
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farmerbarleymow
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IANA astrophysicist either, but I would have thought that if another planet did "explode" or even was significantly disrupted in its orbit, there would be potentially significant disruptions to other planets within the solar system, even if we ignore the danger of bits of the exploded planet actually colliding with us.
I've been saying this for years.
SpookyFrank
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It would upset the gravitational applecart, potentially sending other planets out of the solar system altogether or crashing into the sun. Orbital mechanics are so complex that a tiny change like Mercury being 3mm closer to the sun would eventually result in Earth's eviction into the interstellar void.
SpookyFrank
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Me too. Every time I tread on a plug.
krtek a houby
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Could humanity exist in a void?
SpookyFrank
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Maybe some people could survive in bunkers powered by nuclear or geothermal energy but it'd be quite shit.
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We do exist in a void. Look at the night sky if you don't believe me
krtek a houby
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It'd be the billionaire lot, of course
krtek a houby
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Was looking at Mars and Venus that inspired this mildly worrisome thread.
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I think that the danger of debris from eg mercury, mars or venus pales into insignificance in comparison to the danger of this planet being made uninhabitable by human action
SpookyFrank
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Assuming money still has meaning come the apocalypse, which is a pretty big assumption.
Joseph Heller's 'Closing Time' ends with a nuclear bunker full of billionaires, and a voice on the tannoy desperately asking if anyone knows how to mend clothes or install plumbing.
Yeah, debris would almost certainly hit us. The further outside Jupiter's orbit the moon/planet is, the safer it would be for us though (like, say, Triton exploding). Something within the orbit of Jupiter exploding (like one of the larger asteroid belt bodies like Ceres) would probably result in many dinosaur-extinction type impacts in quick succession.
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There is a videogame/program called Universe Sandbox where you can actually simulate daft things like this:
Steel Icarus
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Yeah. Wouldn't want anything bad to happen to AlderaanI’m not usually one pick plot holes in my favourite films, but I’ve long wondered if the Death Star might have been m a little too close to Alderaan for comfort…
krtek a houby
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Certainly for the AlderaaniansI’m not usually one pick plot holes in my favourite films, but I’ve long wondered if the Death Star might have been m a little too close to Alderaan for comfort…
Kevbad the Bad
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A few years ago a mate of mine was convinced that Planet X (Mayan prophecies etc) was going to re-enter the solar system and cause havoc. Well it never turned up, so all I can conclude is that Planet X blew up before it got here. Therefore, nowt to worry about.
They just changed the name to Planet IX, that's all.
It's probably still on its way, ready to end all life.
farmerbarleymow
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It had force fields and antigravity stuff, obviously.I’m not usually one pick plot holes in my favourite films, but I’ve long wondered if the Death Star might have been m a little too close to Alderaan for comfort…
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Thread derail. ‘That’s no moon, it’s a space station…’I’m not usually one pick plot holes in my favourite films, but I’ve long wondered if the Death Star might have been m a little too close to Alderaan for comfort…
SpookyFrank
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I’m not usually one pick plot holes in my favourite films, but I’ve long wondered if the Death Star might have been m a little too close to Alderaan for comfort…
It's one of those 'small, far away' deals I reckon.
tim
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A bit like the way that a problem on the Circle line CA cause knock on problems on the Metropolitan, District, and Hammersmith & City lines.
tim
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I'm sure, however, that the Waterloo & City would be well insulated from any shock.
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