Thursday, November 1, 2012

Nearby Exoplanet Could Be Covered With Diamond

Nearby Exoplanet Could Be Covered With Diamond:
Across The Universe
Illustration of 55 Cancri e, a super-Earth that’s thought to have a thick layer of diamond (Yale News/Haven Giguere)
If diamonds are forever then this planet should be around for a very, very long time; it appears to be literally made of the stuff.
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