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Can we turn Jupiter into a star?
In order to turn Jupiter into a star like the Sun, for example, you would have to add about 1,000 times the mass of Jupiter. So, Jupiter cannot and will not spontaneously become a star, but if a minimum of 13 extra Jupiter-mass objects happen to collide with it, there is a chance it will.
What would Jupiter have needed to have become a star?
Exact figures are uncertain, but calculations suggest Jupiter would need to be 80 times as massive as it is to turn into a small red dwarf star. Another possibility, though, is a brown dwarf, which is a kind of half-star. This isn’t massive enough for ordinary hydrogen to fuse into helium as in most stars.
Is there fusion in Jupiter?
Even though Jupiter doesn’t create its own energy through fusion, it does emit more energy than it receives from the sun. Its core still radiates with heat left over from its formation at the dawn of the solar system.
Is Jupiter’s atmosphere flammable?
Quickly, the Jupiter’s sky turns into a fiery inferno. Jupiter, Saturn and Neptune, the three immense gas giants in the outer solar system, all have atmospheres made up of mostly hydrogen. That’s a chemical that when it’s in gas form on Earth, can be explosively combustible.
Is it possible to create a star?
On a basic level, it’s quite simple to build a star. Simply gather a star’s worth of gas and dust, let it collapse together under its own weight, and given enough time a star will form. This is how stars form naturally.
Why is fusion not possible on Jupiter?
One is fusion and another is burning. Fusion is not possible because it don’t have enough mass of hydrogen. The second is also not possible because the absence of oxygen. The atmosphere of Jupiter is mostly helium and hydrogen. We can burn Jupiter’s hydrogen if we have enough oxygen.
What would happen if Jupiter became a star?
If a large cloud of interstellar gas came Jupiter’s way, maybe the planet could gain enough extra mass to start fusion. Fusion would be short lived if it became a brown dwarf, an object midway between star and planet. If it accreted even more mass, just enough to become a true star, it would be a dim red dwarf.
Why can’t we burn Jupiter’s hydrogen?
The second is also not possible because the absence of oxygen. The atmosphere of Jupiter is mostly helium and hydrogen. We can burn Jupiter’s hydrogen if we have enough oxygen. But Jupiter is very big so we need a LOT of oxygen to burn a significant amount Jupiter’s hydrogen (relative to Jupiter’s volume).
Could Jupiter fusion with a large cloud of interstellar gas?
If a large cloud of interstellar gas came Jupiter’s way, maybe the planet could gain enough extra mass to start fusion. Fusion would be short lived if it became a brown dwarf, an object midway between star and planet.