# How many rockets does it take to blow up Jupiter?

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Podcast: [Bright Side Universe](https://stenobird.com/podcast/bright-side-universe-7141660)
Published: 2026-05-05T20:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://traffic.megaphone.fm/ADME2662908211.mp3?updated=1762770066
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## Resource

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

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