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when we think about stars. Supermassive balls of white fusion gas are probably what come to mind, but they aren’t also big. In fact, in the Milky Way galaxy red Dwarf E B L M j 0555-57 A. B is barely bigger than Saturn, and it’s actually smaller than Jupiter. So you might be asking yourself, Why didn’t Jupiter ever turned into a star? Jupiter, after all, is made of the same stuff that stars air made of hydrogen and helium. But the biggest factor is its density. Sure, Jupiter may have the mass of 2.5 times the rest of our solar systems planets combined, but its density is only around 1.33 g per cubic centimeter. And yeah, the sun’s mass may only be 1.41 g per cubic centimeter. While Jupiter is big on a planetary scale, it’s only 0.1 times the mass of our Sun Stars form when the core of a future star is pressed so hard under the gravity of its own mass. That thermonuclear fusion occurs, and Jupiter, while Big, just doesn’t have enough mass. So rather than being a failed star. Like some may say, Jupiter is more likely the leftover gasses from the birth of our own solar systems. Son, right?

FM radio signal found coming from Jupiter moon

Related video above: Here’s Why Jupiter Never Became a StarA spacecraft orbiting Jupiter discovered an FM radio signal from Ganymede, one of the gas giant’s moons. The discovery marks the first time a signal has been detected from Ganymede.Patrick Wiggins, a NASA Utah ambassador, cautioned it’s probably not aliens, according to KDFW.“It’s not E.T.,” Wiggins said. “It’s more of a natural function.”The spacecraft, called Juno, was moving across a region of Jupiter were magnetic field lines can connect with the Ganymede moon. That’s when Juno picked up the radio source. Juno was sent out to study how Jupiter formed and evolved over time.“Juno’s primary goal is to reveal the story of Jupiter’s formation and evolution. Using long-proven technologies on a spinning spacecraft placed in an elliptical polar orbit, Juno will observe Jupiter’s gravity and magnetic fields, atmospheric dynamics and composition, and evolution,” according to NASA.It was electrons, not extra terrestrials, responsible for the radio emissions form the moon.Through a process called cyclotron maser instability, electrons oscillate at a lower rate than they spin which causes them to amplify radio waves rapidly. Though a significant discovery, the orbiting spacecraft was only able to pick up the radio emissions for just five seconds. Juno hurtled by at a blinding speed of 111,847 mph. That’s fast enough to cross the entire United States coast to coast in just under two minutes.

Related video above: Here’s Why Jupiter Never Became a Star

A spacecraft orbiting Jupiter discovered an FM radio signal from Ganymede, one of the gas giant’s moons. The discovery marks the first time a signal has been detected from Ganymede.

Patrick Wiggins, a NASA Utah ambassador, cautioned it’s probably not aliens, according to KDFW.

“It’s not E.T.,” Wiggins said. “It’s more of a natural function.”

The spacecraft, called Juno, was moving across a region of Jupiter were magnetic field lines can connect with the Ganymede moon. That’s when Juno picked up the radio source.

Juno was sent out to study how Jupiter formed and evolved over time.

“Juno’s primary goal is to reveal the story of Jupiter’s formation and evolution. Using long-proven technologies on a spinning spacecraft placed in an elliptical polar orbit, Juno will observe Jupiter’s gravity and magnetic fields, atmospheric dynamics and composition, and evolution,” according to NASA.

It was electrons, not extra terrestrials, responsible for the radio emissions form the moon.

Through a process called cyclotron maser instability, electrons oscillate at a lower rate than they spin which causes them to amplify radio waves rapidly.

Though a significant discovery, the orbiting spacecraft was only able to pick up the radio emissions for just five seconds. Juno hurtled by at a blinding speed of 111,847 mph. That’s fast enough to cross the entire United States coast to coast in just under two minutes.