June 28, 2014

Artistic concept of the pulsar PSR J2222-0137 and its white dwarf companion (Image courtesy B. Saxton (NRAO/AUI/NSF). All rights reserved)

Astronomical research are getting us used to really bizarre discoveries and sometimes astronomers can truly say they found a jewel in space. In the past, the analysis of the planet 55 Cancri e led to theorize that part of it is a huge diamond, now a team of astronomers has identified a white dwarf that may have turned into a diamond the size of the Earth.