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Good question. It is unlikely, though, as there simply is not enough matter in Saturn to have enough gravitational pull to produce enough heat at the centre to induce thermonuclear reactions to form a star - even a small one. Even Jupiter, which is much more massive, is nowhere near massive enough. This idea has been talked about for years. Arthur C Clarke, probably the greatest Science Fiction writer (well, one of the greatest with Isaac Asimov) and visionary of the 20th century suggested that very thing in 2011 - the sequel to 2001: A Space Odyssey. In the sequel, the alien monolith appears in Jupiter's Giant Red Spot and causes Jupiter to ignite into a star, thus becoming 'Lucifer' the source of energy which helps thaw Europa's oceans (one of Jupiter's moons) and create a spurt in the evolution of life there. Sadly, however, this is all fiction. Even where planets much larger than Jupiter have been discovered in orbit round other stars, these too have been simply too small to become suns in their own right. So to call Saturn a 'failed' star implies that it could have possiblybecome a star but somehow failed to achiieve this. In the same way, I have 'failed' to become a mother. But as I am male, then I could not possibly have 'failed' in this task (I am a father though - twice over!). So, as Saturn could never be a star to begin with, in that sense, it could not have failed.
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∙ 13y agobecause it is made up of the same materials that are sun is made of the reasons Jupiter
is not a star is because it is way smaller than a star and Jupiter is not as hot as a star
(if you go deep down in Jupiter it gets really hot)
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∙ 14y agoJupiter is a failed sun. It was going to become a sun (thank god it didnt) , but it place was too cold so it failed.
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∙ 14y agoJupiter is called a "failed star" sometimes because to become a star Jupiter's mass would have to be 80 times bigger before it would ever start becoming star
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Is Jupiter a star?
NO ... Jupiter is a planet ... Jupiter only needed a couple hundred times it's current mass to become a star, but since it failed to achieve this task it is only a gas giant planet
Why do people call jupiter a near star?
Jupiter is called a near or failed star because it is not massive enough to be classified as a star. It would have 80 times more mass to be called a star.
What is a failed star?
A "failed star" is a loose term, to describe a ball of hydrogen and helium, that didn't have enough mass to initiate nuclear fusion and become a "real" star. These "stars" are known as brown dwarfs. [See related question]. Some people believe Jupiter is a failed star, but this is not the case.
Is it possible to make Jupiter a star if you applied more mass to it?
Jupiter has a mass of 0.001 Solar Masses. A star needs at least 0.1 Solar Masses, so if you multiplied Jupiter's mass by at least 100 it would become a star.
Why didn't Jupiter become a star?
It has to do with heat and gravitational pull, in order to be considered a star it needs to be over a certain temperature.Jupiter is not a starIt is not giving off visible light, and the gases aren't hot enough for nuclear fusion to happen. A star is created when gases get squeezed so hard that nuclear fusion happens, and begins to become a protostar. Jupiter did not go through this process, the gases on Jupiter are being held by the sun's gravity and posibly a rocky core inside Jupiter. Jupiter was almost a star it just failed to accumulate enough mass during it's formation all it needed was a couple hundred times more mass to make the transition
Is Jupiter becoming a star?
No, and it never will. It is a failed star.
What planet known as failed star''planet?
Jupiter
Is Jupiter a failed star?
No. A true "failed star" is considered a brown dwarf. Though they commonly have a very similar diameter of Jupiter, they are massive enough to fuse deuterium ('heavy hydrogen'), and this distinguishes them from the heavy, dense planets like Jupiter.
Is Jupiter a star?
NO ... Jupiter is a planet ... Jupiter only needed a couple hundred times it's current mass to become a star, but since it failed to achieve this task it is only a gas giant planet
Why do people call jupiter a near star?
Jupiter is called a near or failed star because it is not massive enough to be classified as a star. It would have 80 times more mass to be called a star.
What is a failed star?
A "failed star" is a loose term, to describe a ball of hydrogen and helium, that didn't have enough mass to initiate nuclear fusion and become a "real" star. These "stars" are known as brown dwarfs. [See related question]. Some people believe Jupiter is a failed star, but this is not the case.
Does Jupiter or Saturn make its own heat?
Yes; in fact Jupiter is basically a brown dwarf; aka a failed star and is therefore, able to produce its own heat.
How many stars are in your solar solar system?
It is actually 2. Jupiter and the Sun. Some say that Jupiter is a planet but it is a brown dwarf or a failed star.
Which Aussie star was sometimes referred to as the singing budgie?
Kylie Minogue
Is there a star in Jupiter?
No. Jupiter is a planet, so it does not have a star inside it.
Why might Jupiter have become a star?
Jupiter is often referred to as a failed star. It is currently at an equilibrium point in that any more mass added to the planet would actually cause it to shrink due to increased gravity. The increased heat and pressure caused by the additional mass might be enough to finally start a thermonuclear reaction making our solar system a binary star system. This was the premise behind the Arthur C. Clarke movie "2010: The Year We Make Contact".
When did Jupiter became a star?
Jupiter is a planet. It has never been a star and never will be a star.
