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Astronomers have discovered a white dwarf star\u2013basically, the burnt-out remnant of a star\u2013that basically consists of crystallized carbon.\u00a0 In other words, diamond.\u00a0 It\u2019s a diamond the size of the earth.\u00a0 \u201cTwinkle, twinkle little star. . . .\u201d<\/p>\n

From Astronomers literally discover diamond in the sky \u2013 CSMonitor.com<\/a>:<\/p>\n

Scientists have identified what is possibly the coldest white dwarf ever detected. In fact, this dim stellar corpse is so cold that its carbon has crystallized, effectively forming a diamond the size of Earth, astronomers said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a really remarkable object,\u201d study leader David Kaplan, a professor at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, said in a statement from the National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO). \u201cThese things should be out there, but because they are so dim they are very hard to find.\u201d [10 Strangest Things in Space]<\/p>\n

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Kaplan and colleagues were able to find this cosmic gem because it has a more conspicuous companion. The white dwarf does an orbital tango with a pulsar, or a fast-spinning neutron star formed from a supernova explosion that sends out a stream of radio waves like a lighthouse beam. Dubbed PSR J2222-0137, the pulsar lies 900 light-years away from Earth near the constellation Aquarius, and it was first detected using the NRAO\u2019s Green Bank Telescope in West Virginia.<\/p>\n

This is a diamond star, not to be confused with the diamond planet. <\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<\/blockquote><\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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