Methane, in particular, plays an important role in the formation of diamond rain. Under extreme pressures and temperatures deep within these planets, methane molecules break apart, releasing ...

Giant diamonds, big enough to be worn by Hollywood stars, could be raining down on Saturn and ... information about the atmosphere on the two planets, suggests that chemical reactions in certain ...

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

The only two possible explanations are a colossal asteroid or a young planet. After analyzing the meteorites and diamonds hidden within them, the researchers determined that they could only have ...