Mercury is nobody's favorite planet. Our star's closest companion ... let's assume you want the essentials: a full set of diamond armor and a sword, axe, and pickaxe. Mercury would provide you ...

Intense temperaturesThis foreign planet circles close to its host star, named 55 Cancri A, finishing a full orbit in only ...

With temperatures soaring to 2,400°C, its interior may consist largely of diamond, thanks to its carbon ... making this planet a deadly place with horizontal glass rain. A new study suggests ...

A once-massive star that’s been transformed into a small planet made of diamond: that is what University of Manchester astronomers think they’ve found in the Milky Way. The discovery has been made by ...

Using data from NASA’s MESSENGER spacecraft, scientists have identified a potential 10-mile-thick diamond mantle beneath Mercury’s crust. This finding suggests the planet may harbour more ...

The material withstands 58 percent more stress than diamonds, and could have "remarkable mechanical properties".

Scientists are interested in depositing diamond dust into the atmosphere in order to reflect sunlight and cool down the planet. Though using diamond could be more effective and safer than using ...