A Diamond Bigger than Earth Discovered


	A Diamond Bigger than Earth Discovered

Mohir

11-19-2008 8:37 AM

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astronomy, diamonds

Mohir says:

The diamond is actually the crystallized interior of a white dwarf – or the hot core of a star that is left over after the star uses up its nuclear fuel and dies. It is made mostly of carbon and is coated by a thin layer of hydrogen and helium gases.

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11-19-2008 10:05 AM

ofcapri

I want one!

11-20-2008 3:31 PM

gzuckier

don't you wish we'd kept funding the space program better?

11-21-2008 3:07 AM

I Google Myself

My new best friend!

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