Episode
How many rockets does it take to blow up Jupiter?
- Podcast
- Bright Side Universe
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- May 5, 2026
- Duration seconds
- 412
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Summary
Sounds wild, right? In this video we explain why destroying Jupiter is basically impossible — not because we don’t try, but because the planet is just too massive and held together by insane amounts of gravity. Using the Shoemaker–Levy 9 impact as a real example, we compare scales, energy, and why rockets or bombs wouldn’t do the job. It’s a mind-blowing look at cosmic scale and why some sci-fi ideas stay firmly in fiction. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices