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As the largest planet in the solar system, Jupiter affects other planets with its immense gravitational pull, a force second only to the pull of the Sun. Though constructed of the same material as the Sun, it would need to be at least 80 times larger to sustain fusion and become a star. Regardless, it acts upon bodies in a similar way as the Sun, grabbing objects from far away and pulling them toward itself with intense speed. Such high speeds that Jupiter in fact helps protect the Earth by grabbing objects that enter the solar system and flinging them away from itself.

This protective action has undoubtedly aided Earth in not encountering many objects that might do it harm throughout the time since its creation.

Though, to note, this same gravitational grab and toss simply ejects objects away from Jupiter in a near random direction. Thus, it could be concluded that it might be possible for Jupiter to one day grab an object and send it straight for Earth. Such an object would be traveling at a speed too enormous for astronomers to have any warning, and near, if not complete, cataclysm could occur, negating any past protection Jupiter might have provided.

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