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video Diamond Planet Discovered By Astronomers

  • 26.08.2011
  • By Laura Hibbard - huffingtonpost.com
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The nursery song "twinkle twinkle, little star" might have a whole new meaning now that astronomers have found a planet they believe to be made almost entirely of diamonds.

Scientists say the planet exists about 4,000 light years away from Earth, and is probably the remnants of a once-large dead star, Reuters reports. (Scroll down for video.)
"The evolutionary history and amazing density of...

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