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What would happen if Jupiter hits the sun?

Given that sunspots larger than Jupiter form occasionally, and are quickly mixed back into the sun, it seems likely Jupiter would do the same thing. And if it is mixed through the convection layer, all it would do is marginally decrease the temperature, and thus marginally dim the sun.

What would happen if an Earth sized planet hit the sun?

As the planet got closer it’s surface would be scoured down to the barren rock. The rock itself would melt until the whole thing, right down to the core would be molten ball of rock. As it entered the sun’s corona it would start to evaporate.

What would happen to Earth if Jupiter exploded?

There would be minor changes in the planets’ orbits about the Sun, but very little else. However, Jupiter does a great job of shepherding and absorbing small objects in the Solar System. With Jupiter gone, the main effect on Earth would be an increase in the rate of impacts from asteroids and other space flotsam.

Could Jupiter turn into a sun?

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 happen if Jupiter and Saturn collided?

If Jupiter and Saturn collided, they would begin to merge. Their atmospheres would mix. That would raise the temperatures in the top layers of the gas giant’s atmosphere. It would get so hot that Jupiter would experience a chemical reaction, gaining more iron, silicates and even water.

What would happen if Jupiter and Neptune collided?

Our early Solar System was a violent place. For hundreds of millions of years, large planetoids smashed together, forming larger and larger planets. At its current age, the planet should have cooled down to a temperature of about 1000 Kelvin. …

What if Jupiter and Saturn collided?

What will happen in 5.4 billion years?

Red Giant Phase: In 5.4 billion years from now, the Sun will enter what is known as the Red Giant phase of its evolution. This will begin once all hydrogen is exhausted in the core and the inert helium ash that has built up there becomes unstable and collapses under its own weight.

All of this could spell doom for us on the Earth. If it exploded, the energy from the explosion would throw the traditional outer and inner solar system planets into a free-for-all, sending the larger gas giants either towards the sun or flinging them out of the solar system altogether.

What would happen to the sun if a planet hit it?

If the planet somehow survived and punched its way to the centre of the Sun, then much less energy would be deposited in the convection zone and the effects would be lessened. On longer timescales the Sun would settle back down to the main sequence, with a radius and luminosity only slightly bigger than it was before.

Is Jupiter about to be ripped apart?

But the average densities of the Sun and Jupiter are almost identical. So it seems likely that Jupiter would be starting to be tidally ripped apart, but as it is travelling towards the Sun at a few hundred km/s at this point, tidal breakup could not be achieved before it had disappeared below the surface.

What would happen if Jupiter’s sunspots dim the Sun?

Given that sunspots larger than Jupiter form occasionally, and are quickly mixed back into the sun, it seems likely Jupiter would do the same thing. And if it is mixed through the convection layer, all it would do is marginally decrease the temperature, and thus marginally dim the sun.