In order to turn Jupiter into a star like the Sun, for example, you would have to add about 1,000 times the mass of Jupiter. ... So, Jupiter cannot and will not spontaneously become a star, but if a minimum of 13 extra Jupiter-mass objects happen to collide with it, there is a chance it will.
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In order to turn Jupiter into a star like the Sun, for example, you would have to add about 1,000 times the mass of Jupiter. ... So, Jupiter cannot and will not spontaneously become a star, but if a minimum of 13 extra Jupiter-mass objects happen to collide with it, there is a chance it will.