A star that changes into a diamond planet?

Tuesday, August 30, 2011 - 12:30 in Astronomy & Space

A star that changes into a diamond planet? What sounds like science fiction is apparently reality. Researchers found the diamond planet with the help of the 64-meter Parkes radio telescope in Australia. The planet apparently orbits around an unusual, very dense star, a pulsar.

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