Very, very short X-ray flashes of incredible brightness' allowed them to watch the process of nanodiamonds - tiny diamonds too small to see with the naked eye - as they formed
Manila– PARIS, France – It could be raining diamonds on planets throughout the universe, scientists suggested Friday, after using common plastic to recreate the strange precipitation believed to form deep inside Uranus and Neptune.
Ice giants like Neptune and Uranus are thought to be the most common form of planet outside our Solar System, which means diamond rain could be occurring across the universe.and one of the study’s authors, said that diamond precipitation was quite different to rain on Earth. While these diamonds might not be shiny and cut like a “a nice gem on a ring”, he said they were formed via similar forces as on Earth.
“Very, very short X-ray flashes of incredible brightness” allowed them to watch the process of nanodiamonds – tiny diamonds too small to see with the naked eye – as they formed, Kraus said. The diamond rain research remains hypothetical because little is known about Uranus and Neptune, the most distant planets in our Solar System.
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