These Planets Are Made of Diamond
Diamond exoplanets are a girl’s best friend
Space is a weird place. Due to the vastness of the universe and wild physical extremes odd planets can form and reform in the void far from human eyes. Some of these planets develop strange characteristics, like being made entirely of diamond.
This has been detected not once, but twice. That means that the existence of diamond planets is probably more likely than people think.
Considering the price of a single karat diamond goes for roughly $6000 in Earth markets these planets can be worth a pretty penny.
But these places are not as farfetched or as glamorous as people imagine. These are hellscapes formed by extreme heat and pressure that would be impossible for people to approach, much less live on. And diamond is nearly impossible to mine with current human technology as it is one of the hardest substances in consistent use.
All about carbon
Carbon is one of the most plentiful elements in the universe. It can be found almost anywhere and it is the basis of all life as we know it on Earth. Diamonds are simply…
