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Old January 14th, 2022 #15
Ray Allan
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It's more likely Jupiter, with its larger mass, could have been the companion star to the sun if it were slightly larger, than Saturn. Not likely Saturn was the first star, all evidence points to the Sun forming first with the planets forming after from the protoplanetary disk which surrounded the Sun early in the history of the Solar System. It's possible some of the planets occupied different orbital positions and distances early on and migrated out to their present positions. And Jupiter being the largest planet could have influenced the other planets' orbits by its own massive gravity.

Again, using a sci-fi example, in Arthur C. Clarke's novel 2010, the sequel to 2001: A Space Odyssey, and movie of the same name the mysterious alien intelligence that created the Monolith, altered Jupiter's internal heat and turned the planet into a new star. Just attempt no landing on its moon Europa, though.


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Last edited by Ray Allan; January 14th, 2022 at 06:39 PM.