What would happen if we nuked 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.

Can a nuke destroy Jupiter?

Short answer: You'd need about 10 quintillion nukes, which is 4x the mass of the moon, to destroy Jupiter. That, or, a pile of TNT approximately equal to the mass of the sun should do the trick.

What would happen if we sent a nuclear bomb 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.

What would happen if a nuke went off in Yellowstone?

So in conclusion, nothing would happen and Yellowstone would not erupt if for some reason a nuclear bomb was detonated near the supervolcano.

What if we 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 we nuke Jupiter? Will it become the second sun?

Can you burn Jupiter?

Objects less massive than that can never achieve the core temperatures required for thermonuclear reactions. This corresponds to about 13 times the mass of Jupiter, meaning that Jupiter itself is incapable of ever 'igniting'. Jupiter lies pretty close to the limit of what we'd call a gas giant.

Would Jupiter explode if you lit a match?

And because molecules of oxygen are way heavier than molecules of hydrogen, the total mass of oxygen we'd need would be about six times the mass of Jupiter. There isn't enough oxygen in the entire Solar System for this to happen. Sorry to disappoint you. But Jupiter won't erupt in flames anytime soon.

What 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.

Can Jupiter become a star?

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'.

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 if Earth had 2 moons?

If Earth had two moons, it would be catastrophic. An extra moon would lead to larger tides and wipe out major cities like New York and Singapore. The extra pull of the moons would also slow down the Earth's rotation, causing the day to get longer.

What if Earth had 2 suns?

The two suns would probably appear to orbit each other roughly edge-on as seen from Earth, which would lead to a strange new phenomenon: an eclipse of the sun by another sun! Because of the 10-day orbit, Sun 1 and Sun 2 would pass in front of each other every 5 days.

Can a wormhole exist?

Einstein's theory of general relativity mathematically predicts the existence of wormholes, but none have been discovered to date. A negative mass wormhole might be spotted by the way its gravity affects light that passes by.

What if a mini black hole hit the Sun?

If a black hole under 100 million masses of our Sun entered our Solar System, it wouldn't swallow the Sun in one go. It would gradually start pulling matter from our star, until all that's left of it would be a cloud of gas. In that case, you might expect lethal amounts of cosmic radiation headed toward the Earth.

Will black holes destroy Earth?

Can a Black Hole Destroy Earth? Many believe black holes go around in space eating stars, moons and planets. Scientists have debunked this perception. Earth is facing no threat because no black hole is close enough to the solar system for our planet.

What if the Moon exploded?

If the moon exploded, the night sky would change. We would see more stars in the sky, but we would also see more meteors and experience more meteorites. The position of the Earth in space would change and temperatures and seasons would dramatically alter, and our ocean tides would be much weaker.

What if the Sun is orange?

At sunrise and sunset, the Sun can look especially orange to our eyes. That's because, at those times of day, its light has to travel through a lot of the Earth's atmosphere (the layer of swirling air that surrounds our planet).

Can a planet become a black hole?

If, somehow, the electromagnetic and quantum forces holding the Earth up against gravitational collapse were turned off, Earth would quickly become a black hole.

What is a failed planet?

"Jupiter is called a failed star because it is made of the same elements (hydrogen and helium) as is the Sun, but it is not massive enough to have the internal pressure and temperature necessary to cause hydrogen to fuse to helium, the energy source that powers the sun and most other stars.

Can a planet have 2 suns?

Can a planet really have two suns? While many things about Star Wars are purely fictional, it turns out that planets orbiting two or more stars is not one of them. In 2011, NASA embarked on the Kepler mission, exploring the Milky Way galaxy to find other habitable planets.