Asteroid Hits Jupiter

[jimmy olsen]

Poor Jupiterians. 

So should we. The Greek names sound a lot more badass.

Jovians 

I don't think that Jupiterians are going to be that happy about this, no.

They actually refer to their planet as "Zeus".

[Darth Wagtaros]

Why so scary?  This is Jupiter performing its function.

Scary that it could happen to Earth. 

Pretty unlikely.  Jupiter's gigantic gravity well works to protect you.

Will it still function when Jupiter is ignited into a sun

[Neil]

Why so scary?  This is Jupiter performing its function.

Scary that it could happen to Earth. 

Pretty unlikely.  Jupiter's gigantic gravity well works to protect you.

Will it still function when Jupiter is ignited into a sun

If Jupiter's mass was increased enough for it to ignite, then it would be that much more effective.

[The Brain]

All these nerds are yours. Please.

[jimmy olsen]

Why so scary?  This is Jupiter performing its function.

Scary that it could happen to Earth. 

Pretty unlikely.  Jupiter's gigantic gravity well works to protect you.

Will it still function when Jupiter is ignited into a sun

If Jupiter's mass was increased enough for it to ignite, then it would be that much more effective.

If its mass increased that much the Earth would probably be flung out of the solar system into interstellar space.

[Neil]

If it's mass increased that much the Earth would probably be flung out of the solar system into interstellar space.

Why would you think that?

[Razgovory]

If it's mass increased that much the Earth would probably be flung out of the solar system into interstellar space.

Why would you think that?

Cause he doesn't understand gravity?

[jimmy olsen]

I certainly do understand gravity. Jupiter would have to be 13 times as massive to become a brown dwarf, 80 times as massive to become a red dwarf and actually ignite. If Jupiter became that massive it it would disrupt the orbits of every object in the solar system.

[Razgovory]

I certainly do understand gravity. Jupiter would have to be 13 times as massive to become a brown dwarf, 80 times as massive to become a red dwarf and actually ignite. If Jupiter became that massive it it would disrupt the orbits of every object in the solar system.

Okay, but why would it fling planets out of the solar system?

[Neil]

I certainly do understand gravity. Jupiter would have to be 13 times as massive to become a brown dwarf, 80 times as massive to become a red dwarf and actually ignite. If Jupiter became that massive it it would disrupt the orbits of every object in the solar system.

Okay, but why would it fling planets out of the solar system?

By providing extra energy.

I doubt that the Earth would get ejected, but there would definitely be a dangerous orbital shift.  Jupiter's pull on the Earth wouldn't be so bad, but the wobble it would put on the Sun would definitely change things.

[Neil]

Actually, I simulated it and the Earth gets thrown into a more distant orbit, but Mercury, Venus and the asteroid belt were ejected.

[jimmy olsen]

I certainly do understand gravity. Jupiter would have to be 13 times as massive to become a brown dwarf, 80 times as massive to become a red dwarf and actually ignite. If Jupiter became that massive it it would disrupt the orbits of every object in the solar system.

Okay, but why would it fling planets out of the solar system?

Download this and try.

http://www.orbitsimulator.com/gravity/articles/downloadagree.html

I made Jupiter 13 Jmasses. Mercury got ejected from the solar system about the year 9150

[Eddie Teach]

Actually, I simulated it and the Earth gets thrown into a more distant orbit,

Yay for carbon dioxide?

[Razgovory]

I certainly do understand gravity. Jupiter would have to be 13 times as massive to become a brown dwarf, 80 times as massive to become a red dwarf and actually ignite. If Jupiter became that massive it it would disrupt the orbits of every object in the solar system.

Okay, but why would it fling planets out of the solar system?

Download this and try.

http://www.orbitsimulator.com/gravity/articles/downloadagree.html

I made Jupiter 13 Jmasses. Mercury got ejected from the solar system about the year 9150

Okay, so the Earth is not thrown out solar system then.

[jimmy olsen]

I certainly do understand gravity. Jupiter would have to be 13 times as massive to become a brown dwarf, 80 times as massive to become a red dwarf and actually ignite. If Jupiter became that massive it it would disrupt the orbits of every object in the solar system.

Okay, but why would it fling planets out of the solar system?

Download this and try.

http://www.orbitsimulator.com/gravity/articles/downloadagree.html

I made Jupiter 13 Jmasses. Mercury got ejected from the solar system about the year 9150

Okay, so the Earth is not thrown out solar system then.

The date is up to 52635 and Venus crosses the orbits of Earth and Mars, and Saturn was ejected from the solar system some time during the 40,000s while I was paying attention to the inner system. So the prospects for Earth don't look good.

Edit: 53470 Venus ejected.