What would really happen if Jupiter became a star?

Answer 1

our earth would burn due its heat along with the sun's heat

Answer 2

Well...first of all, there is simply not enough material for Jupiter to become a star. So no matter what Arthur C. Clarke suggests, it simply can not happen.

Now...in theory...and according to the book, let's say that somehow it did become a star. First, it would need a whole bunch more gravity and material. This would probably throw off the orbits of all the planets in the solar system. All of the planets would be moved closer to the new source of gravity. Unless we got really lucky, everything would then be sucked into Jupiter and destroyed.

If we got really lucky, then one or more of the planets might come in on an agle that allowed it to stabilize. But it would not be for long. The additional gravity would also cause the sun to begin to wobble (more than it currently does). If the planets were captured by the new gravity well and somehow got into an orbit around it, they would have wildly eccentric obits and would eventually either fall into Jupiter or be flung out into space.

More than likely, the jupiter sun, being very small, would exhaust it's fuel and turn into a brown dwarf in orbit around the sun or as it cast off it's shell be thrown out of the solar system.

With any luck, the material disurbed in the ort cloud when the new sun was born, would then begin to colesce into new planets. But with so little time before our own sun dies, they would probably not have a chance to evolve in any meaningful way.

So, instead of having two suns, as the book suggests, we would end up diving into the new sun and dying.

Sorry.

Answer 3

It would depend on how big and bright the star was. If it was a minimum red dwarf star, it might not be a big problem. If it was as bright as the Sun, it would disrupt the weather on Earth quite a bit, but would not fry us. If it became a blue giant star, that would fry us. However, to make it a star a lot of mass would have to be added. If only enough mass to make it a red dwarf were added it would effect Earth's orbit, but possibly not too much. If enough mass to make it as bright as bright as the Sun were added, it would significantly change the orbit of Earth, and all the other planets. If enough mass to make it a blue giant were added, it would totally mess up the all the orbits, possibly ejecting planets like Earth from the solar system.

Answer 4

well jupiter itself cant jus expand in its size it'll have to combine with other planets and stars probably. This might happen in future. I mean after life doesn't exits in earth. buh i guess for jupiter to be a star i might have to combine with all of our planets in our solar system and gain more then 8 times the mass and a lot of weight . so other planets will orbit around it. And yes life wont get any support near it and other sphere objects will move in and start orbiting around jupiter because of its mass and gravitional pull and might form a solar system.

Answer 5

Astronomically planets have different structure than Stars, Jupiter is not an exeption, fortunately.
cheers

Answer 6

if it becomes a star by nuclear fission,we would have a second star,as it would be small,we wount be burnt by the heat of the 2 suns,yet it may affect earth's temperature,but as it would be small,it would live for a longer period,even after our sun collasps,that would be good fr us only if our earth could resist the force of the collasping sun,which would be impossible,so jupiter being a star would not help us after all.

Answer 7

It would have its own reality show and, quick as a flash, Oprah Winfrey would jump on the bandwagon claiming that she, herself, was personally responsible for all that she did to make it a star.

No, wait...oh! You mean THAT type of star...

Answer 8

jupiter is huge compared to the earth, but only a pin prick compared to our star. at first i thought it would cook us to death but considering it's size/distance i think we would just experience a small increase in temperature at best (if the initial blast doesn't harm us first)

the moon would still outshine it.

Answer 9

the solar system would become a binary system.

Answer 10

we would all die