PSR J1719-1438

Science & Technology

Planet made of diamond discovered.

Found near a pulsar starĀ PSR J1719-1438, a planet comprised entirely of carbon about the size of our sun. In other words, there is a gigantic diamond floating around a small star in space. I’ll bet it is beautiful to behold. Having arisen from the ashes of a supernova in a binary star system, the pulsar […]

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