Forget about mining small asteroids, as soon as we are done with warp drives we will be off and mining a diamond planet.
Today, Yale University scientists suggests that a rocky planet twice Earth's size orbiting a nearby star is a diamond planet. It is called planet 55 Cancri E orbiting a sun like star that is visible to the naked eye in the constellation of Cancer and is only 40 light years away.
Its radius is twice that of Earth's but it is more dense with a mass 8 times greater. It is also incredibly hot, with temperatures on its surface more than 1,500 Celsius.
"The surface of this planet is likely covered in graphite and diamond rather than water and granite," said Nikku Madhusudhan, Yale researcher.
If diamonds are really girls best friend than this one would surely be the BFF.
Hmmm.. Can you imagine how much we can pawn that planet to the pawnshops?
So, fix those warp drives soon.
Today, Yale University scientists suggests that a rocky planet twice Earth's size orbiting a nearby star is a diamond planet. It is called planet 55 Cancri E orbiting a sun like star that is visible to the naked eye in the constellation of Cancer and is only 40 light years away.
Its radius is twice that of Earth's but it is more dense with a mass 8 times greater. It is also incredibly hot, with temperatures on its surface more than 1,500 Celsius.
"The surface of this planet is likely covered in graphite and diamond rather than water and granite," said Nikku Madhusudhan, Yale researcher.
If diamonds are really girls best friend than this one would surely be the BFF.
Hmmm.. Can you imagine how much we can pawn that planet to the pawnshops?
So, fix those warp drives soon.
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