It's just a planet. You travel past a lot of stars, planets and other celestial bodies during space travel. Just don't stop. What ever you do, don't stop. It's a garden world, teaming with life, but all of it is ready to kill you. They even say it's not safe in orbit. So it's simple. No one stops. It's not where Peter Haquard was planning on going but sometimes life doesn't give you a choice.