The Not so Glittering World and Diamond Centered Stars


A solid diamond inside a white dwarf star? That’s the stuff a Dr Who villain creams his pants over. Where was I when this was reported?

The discovery three years ago of a white dwarf star with a solid diamond core bolstered theories that the carbon-containing atmospheres of the large outer planets were celestial diamond factories even closer to home.

Oh, and Uranus’ skies would make graphite and not little diamond clouds.

(via discovery chewy diamond centered BPM37093)