Exoplanetary Scratchpad |
A millisecond pulsar containing a planet composed of a heavy elements such as Carbon and Oxygen and likely has a diamond-like crystalline structure. The planet is the compressed remnants of a white dwarf star with 99% of its massed ripped away. Orbits only once every 2 hours (closer than the radius of the Sun).
PSR J1719-1438 System Web Pages[]
PSR J1719-1438 System In the News[]
Diamond Planet Discovered (Aug 2011)[]
- http://www.mpg.de/4406441/diamond_planet
- http://www.cosmosmagazine.com/news/4673/planet-made-diamond-found-milky-way
- http://www.astronomynow.com/news/n1108/26diamond/
- http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn20832-astrophile-the-diamond-as-big-as-a-planet.html - video
- http://www.manchester.ac.uk/aboutus/news/display/?id=7336
- http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2011/08/scienceshot-diamond-planet-orbits.html?ref=hp
- http://www.space.com/12731-diamond-alien-planet-discovered-neutron-star.html
- http://www.skyandtelescope.com/news/128402533.html
- http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/08/25/us-planet-diamond-idUSTRE77O69A20110825
- http://news.discovery.com/space/diamond-planet-110825.html