Supernova Blasts the Solar System

Zoom into a simulation of a supernova blast engulfing the solar system. Color is gas density.

Left center red circle contains the Sun, which is blowing the solar wind.

Supernova blast arrives from below, pushing the solar wind inside Earth’s orbit (1 AU), which is indicated by the black circle. Supernova distance is 10 pc, i.e., the kill distance.

Citation: Fields, Athanassiadou, and Johnson (2008)