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Astronomers discover planet made of diamond
- power 15y agoAs Arthur C. Clarke more or less predicted. He called his Lucy. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2061:_Odyssey_Three http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2061:_Odyssey_Three EDIT: for accuracy, not predicted, wrote about
- nkassis 15y agoAll I can think of while reading this is, that must be where the crystaline entity comes from ;p
- chopsueyar 15y agoI thought it was to be involved in some sort of Ferengi heist of the entire planet.
- CLaX 15y agoThe planet is now diamonds
- NY_Entrepreneur 15y agoYup, safe job: Predicting the centers of distant, dead stars.
- zavulon 15y agoThis instantly reminded me of "Chase for the Golden Meteor", a Jules Verne novel where a meteor made entirely of gold is discovered and is supposed to crash on Earth. The effects on the world markets are especially interesting. Of course, in this case it's a moot point because we can't get there, but at some point we will have the technology to do so.
- smallhands 15y agopandora ?
- plusbryan 15y agoIn other news, De Beers makes a surprise investment in SpaceX.
- lavignegagnon 15y agoI thought Krypton was destroyed?!?
- rottyguy 15y agoAre we sure it's not Cubic Zirconia?