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Moon-sized diamond found in space
by w1ld at 1:17 pm EST, Feb 19, 2004 |
] The biggest ever diamond has been found floating in
] space. The gem, estimated at close to 10 billion trillion
] trillion carats, is at the core of a dead star (BPM
] 37093) - a crystallised white dwarf.
] Our own Sun will become a white dwarf when it dies 5 billion
] years from now, having first expanded to engulf almost everything
] in the solar system. Two billion years after that, the core will
] crystallise, leaving a giant diamond in its place How romantic is that! |
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RE: Moon-sized diamond found in space
by biochik007 at 6:40 pm EST, Feb 19, 2004 |
w1ld wrote:
] ] The biggest ever diamond has been found floating in
] ] space. The gem, estimated at close to 10 billion trillion
] ] trillion carats, is at the core of a dead star (BPM
] ] 37093) - a crystallised white dwarf.
] ] Our own Sun will become a white dwarf when it dies 5 billion
]
] ] years from now, having first expanded to engulf almost
] everything
] ] in the solar system. Two billion years after that, the core
] will
] ] crystallise, leaving a giant diamond in its place
]
] How romantic is that!
Kewwwwwwl, that is awesome :) |
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