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    The Cullinan would be dust next to it. If you can find one, a diamond as big as the Ritz would still be a pebble next to it. What is it?

    Question #99252. Asked by edmund80. (Sep 07 08 7:48 PM)


    queproblema

    		It's Lucy...
    .....not Ricardo,
    .....not the African hominid,
    .....but in the sky, with diamonds!

    A white dwarf star, BPM 37093, discovered in 2004, is believed to have a 10 billion trillion trillion carat diamond as its core.

    http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/02/17/1076779973101.html

    Sep 07 08, 8:43 PM
    edmund80

    		Yes !

    Lucy, the biggest diamond in the universe ( so far ). Apparently, scientists have long theorized about the existence of these planet sized gems within white dwarf stars. Just as the discovery of one planetary system lead to the discovery of hundreds of planets, the discovery of this one gigantic diamond may lead to more similar discoveries. Those might indeed be diamonds twinkling in the sky !

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/3492919.stm

    Sep 07 08, 9:12 PM

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