What would happen if Jupiter became solid?

It has about the size of Earth and 5-15 times its mass. So if all of Jupiter's gas went away the liquid core would remain as an ocean planet. An ocean of liquid metal and the remnant core having a surface gravity of 5-15 g. The Galilean moons would get ejected into a solar orbit.

Can Jupiter ever become solid?

No, Jupiter doesn't have a solid surface. It is the largest among planets but lacks a firm solid surface. If one tries to paraglide and land on the surface of Jupiter, he would fail to find a surface and would rather slide down through layers of gas, dust, vapor, and liquid and finally reach the hot core.

Can we freeze Jupiter?

No. Helium won't freeze solid even at the temperature of interstellar space. Thus even if there's no source of heat you'll still have liquid helium.

What would happen if you ignite Jupiter?

Jupiter will simply never ignite. But what if it did? The new Jupistar would be a small red dwarf star and would shine in the sky in an orange hue, like Mars but much brighter. And if Jupiter somehow began in the internal fusion process at its current size, the first thing that would happen would be a shock wave.

What if Jupiter suddenly became a star?

Even though Jupiter the star would be a lot more massive than Jupiter the gas giant, it would only be about 20% bigger in diameter. The extra mass would just make it a lot denser. Jupiter would be massive enough to become a red dwarf – a small, cool, hydrogen-burning star.

What If Jupiter Became a Star?

What if Earth had rings?

At the equator, the rings would appear to divide the sun, casting a dramatic shadow over half the world. Likewise, the rings themselves would cast shadows on Earth.

What would happen if a nuke hit Jupiter?

In short: Nuking Jupiter won't do much. As you correctly noted, there is definitely not enough oxygen in Jupiter's atmosphere to support combustion, so the bomb would not ignite the hydrogen.

Could Jupiter have been a Sun?

It may be the biggest planet in our Solar System but it would still need more mass to turn into a second Sun. Jupiter is often called a 'failed star' because, although it is mostly hydrogen like most normal stars, it is not massive enough to commence thermonuclear reactions in its core and thus become a 'real star'.

Can a black hole pull in a planet?

Fortunately, this has never happened to anyone — black holes are too far away to pull in any matter from our solar system. But scientists have observed black holes ripping stars apart, a process that releases a tremendous amount of energy.

Could you survive on Mars with an oxygen mask?

If you were in a decompression chamber and gradually decompressed (to avoid the bends), could you walk out onto the Martian surface with just an oxygen tank, provided that the surface was experiencing balmy summer temperatures? Short answer: No.

What planet is ice?

Uranus and Neptune both contain chemicals like methane, sulfur and ammonia in their atmospheres. It's really cold that far away from the Sun. So, these chemicals might be frozen or trapped in crystals of ice. Because of this, Uranus and Neptune are called "ice giants."

Does it rain diamonds on Jupiter?

But in the dense atmospheres of planets like Jupiter and Saturn, whose massive size generates enormous amounts of gravity, crazy amounts of pressure and heat can squeeze carbon in mid-air — and make it rain diamonds.

What if Jupiter was a brown dwarf?

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. Its radiation would barely affect us and it wouldn't look very different to now.

Can you stand on Jupiter's core?

There is no firm surface on Jupiter, so if you tried to stand on the planet, you sink down and be crushed by the intense pressure inside the planet.

Do wormholes exist?

Wormholes are shortcuts in spacetime, popular with science fiction authors and movie directors. They've never been seen, but according to Einstein's general theory of relativity, they might exist.

Can humans create a black hole?

To study the phenomenon more closely, physicists in Israel managed to create a lab-grown, analogue black hole using some thousand atoms. This faux black hole exhibited all properties of a black hole in the state in which it is believed to exist in space.

What would spaghettification feel like?

Because of the tidal forces it would feel as if you are being stretched head to toe, while your sides would feel like they are being pushed inward. Eventually the tidal forces would become so strong that they would rip you apart. This effect of tidal stretching is sometimes boringly referred to as spaghettification.

Is Saturn a failed star?

Gas giants are also called failed stars because they contain the same basic elements as a star. Jupiter and Saturn are the gas giants of the Solar System.

Can Earth become a star?

No. In order for a star to sustain itself, fusion must take place to avoid collapse due to gravity. The earth is made from heavy elements (nickel, iron, etc) which are nearly impossible to fuse in stars. Therefore, due to this, the Earth cannot be a star due to the addition of more mass.

What would happen if we nuked Mars?

They would trap the heat from the Sun and slowly melt the ice, creating lakes and rivers and ultimately making the place Earth-like. Ice caps on the Mars' poles contain CO2, so maybe melting them is a good first step?

What if we sent a nuke to the sun?

It's safe to say the nuclear bomb will have no effect at all. But actually it's even harder than that to perturb the sun. The nuclear bomb would be vaporised long before it reached the surface. It could be detonated in space somewhere near the sun.

Can a bomb explode in space?

Finally, regarding the long-term effects of a nuclear weapon detonating in space, that radioactive material falling into the atmosphere isn't going anywhere. In fact, it dissipates and spreads around the entire planet.