What If Jupiter Became a Star?

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What would it take for Jupiter to ignite and become our second sun? What if Jupiter gained just a little bit more mass during its formation period, and then ignited to become a star? How different would our Solar System have turned out? Would having another star in the middle of the Solar System mess with the orbits of the planets? How much heat would it send towards Earth? Would we see it from here?

Jupiter has more than twice the mass of all the planets in the Solar System combined. It doesn’t have a solid ground and is made up of the same elements as the Sun. And yet, it’s not a star.

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