Scientists Discover a Diamond Planet

Randy McCoy — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 01:01:49 +0000

Diamonds are a girl’s best friend and very rare here on earth but scientists have discovered a planet that is made largely of diamonds. It’s called 55 Cancri e and is our Milky Way Galaxy about 40 light years from earth. According to Yale University researcher Nikku Madhusudhan the radius is twice that of Earth’s and it takes only 18 hours to orbit its sun. It’s so close to its sun the temperature on the surface is 3,900 degrees Fahrenheit, making too hot to sustain life.

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Scientists Discover a Diamond Planet