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Scientists found a new planet, and it's made of diamonds
By Virginia SmithAugust 25th, 2011, 7:15 pmComments (17)
It's cool enough whenever astronomers find a new planet, but what would be even cooler? A planet made entirely of diamonds, obviously. This shiny, nerdy fantasy is now a reality, as scientists have found a planet 4,000 light-years away from earth consisting of carbon and denser than any other planet known to the scientific community.
It's so dense, in fact, that scientists believe it to be crystalline, and one researcher explained, "the evolutionary history and amazing density of the planet all suggest it is comprised of carbon — i.e. a massive diamond orbiting a neutron star every two hours in an orbit so tight it would fit inside our own Sun."
No one is yet sure what it would actually look like up close, and initial hypotheses suggest that it wouldn't actually be sparkly, but until we have conclusive evidence, let's just assume it looks exactly how you'd expect a massive, orbiting diamond to look. Trust me — it's better this way.
Commentarium (17 Comments)
Lucy in the sky....
Moops, I love you.
Of course it won't be shiny; diamonds on earth aren't even shiny until they are processed.
They should name it Midnight. And I should stop watching Doctor Who so much.
high five bro!
All diamonds? Must be a lot of baseball played up there.
women think diamonds are a sign of wealth, when in actuality diamonds arent rare and are only are upcharged because monopolies on blood diamond mines are allowed to exist
A little too much Edward Jay Epstein? =)
You're planet is now DIAMONDS
All we need to do is set it in Saturn's ring....
Ba rum dum!
They've also discovered a planet made entirely of chocolate...
One time, i was in a public restroom in Wal-mart, and there was a huge crap floating inside, and right on top of it was a shiny diamond, about the size of a quarter. I eventually managed to pick it out, but after i washed it and took it to a friend, he said it was just a plastic button that looked like a diamond. I'll never be fooled like that again!
lolzzzz
This is really interesting dont you just think ? ... imagine if you could go up to this new planet and get diamonds of it you could be rich !! I would anyway. And lol to ^ hahaha xxx
so...space inflation?
I am toaltly wowed and prepared to take the next step now.