-How would this have effected evolution on Earth?
-Would it have allowed for complex life forms to evolve on Mars?
-How would it have effected the other planets in our solar syatem (Excluding Jupiter)?
2007-06-24 08:15:52 · 4 answers · asked by Qweemawva Anzorla Qwartoon (Male) 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
Very little. It's much to small to be a star without help from exotic superdense monolith matter or something being added. If so, Jupiter would make a very small star. Its light would be negligible as far away as mars, much less earth. Then again, I suppose it depends on the density and quantity of exotic superdense monolith matter being added.
2007-06-24 08:21:41 · answer #1 · answered by Dr. R 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm not sure about the validity of the Jupiter-star claim, but I'm fairly certain that life would not exist on Earth if this were the case. A second sun, you have to keep in mind, would give off much more radiation, including heat and ultraviolet. Plus, orbit would be a problem.
2007-06-24 16:48:08 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I haven't heard that one before. Jupiter is very small compared to the sun, and the sun is a medium sized star, so therefore it would have had to have grown a lot more before becoming a star. If this had happened, all of the planets would have probably become too different to support life, ie different atmospheres/compositions.
2007-06-24 15:21:38 · answer #3 · answered by random person 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It wasn't that close, but if it were large enough to be a star, it would also be large enough to kick the inner planets out of their orbits. And that would be the end of evolution on Earth or live on Mars.
2007-06-24 15:20:59 · answer #4 · answered by ZikZak 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋