Move over, Hope Diamond. The most famous gems on Earth have new competition in the form of a planet made largely of diamond, astronomers say. The alien planet, a so-called "super-Earth," is called 55 ...

Scientists at Yale University have discovered a nearby super-Earth that is a "diamond planet" -- a planet that has a mantle made of graphite and diamond. The planet, called 55 Cancri e, is just 40 ...

Astronomers say they have discovered a planet twice the size of Earth that is made mostly of diamond. Planet 55 Cancri e orbits a star similar to our sun 40 light years away in the constellation of ...

It could be an ideal place for those in love with diamonds , because it is made of nothing but diamond. But the problem is that it's a bit far and too hot to be habitable. The rocky planet, called ‘55 ...

Researchers have discovered a diamond planet 40 light years away from our solar system. Led by postdoctoral fellow Nikku Madhusudhan of the Yale Physics Department, the research team has proposed that ...

New research led by Yale University scientists suggests that a rocky planet twice Earth’s size orbiting a nearby star is a diamond planet. “This is our first glimpse of a rocky world with a ...

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LONDON — Forget the diamond as big as the Ritz. This one’s bigger than planet Earth. Orbiting a star that is visible to the naked eye, astronomers have discovered a planet twice the size of our own ...

WASHINGTON — Twinkling stars are not the only diamonds in the sky, with scientists reporting yesterday the existence of a “diamond planet.” It is twice the size of Earth and eight times its mass, ...

New research by Yale University scientists suggests rocky planets orbiting other stars may hide thick layers of diamond beneath the surface. “A carbon-rich planet likely forms from a material called ...

Scientists at Yale University have discovered a nearby super-Earth that is a "diamond planet" -- a planet that has a mantle made of graphite and diamond. The planet, called 55 Cancri e, is just 40 ...