High temperatures and pressure can cause carbon to compress into diamonds. PHOTO/IFL
NEW YORK – A group of scientists states that diamond showers occur on planets such as Uranus and Neptune. This is caused by the high temperatures and pressure on these planets, which cause the carbon to compress into diamonds.
In 2017, researchers successfully simulated the conditions that would cause diamonds to form in the laboratory.
The simulation results show that diamonds can form at temperatures and pressures similar to those of Uranus and Neptune.
“‘Diamond rain’ on an icy planet gives us an interesting puzzle to solve,” lead author and SLAC scientist Mungo Frost said in a statement reported by Scien Alert, Tuesday (9/1/2023).
“This provides a source of internal heating and transports carbon further into the planet, which can have a significant impact on its properties and composition. “This could trigger movement in the conductive ice found on these planets,” she added.
Furthermore, recent research shows that diamonds can also form in stars. This is caused by nuclear reactions occurring in the star’s core. This nuclear reaction produces neutrons that can convert carbon into diamond.
Based on these studies it can be concluded that diamonds may be raining into the universe more often than we thought. Diamonds can form on gas giant planets, stars, and perhaps even elsewhere in the universe.
High temperatures and pressure can cause carbon to compress into diamonds.
Nuclear reactions that occur in stars can produce neutrons that can convert carbon into diamond.
Diamonds are a very stable and durable material, so they can survive in the universe for a long time.
Of course, more research is still needed to confirm whether diamond rain really occurs in the universe. However, studies conducted so far show that the possibility of diamond rain occurring is very large.
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