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Is this the biggest rock ever? Astronomers discover planet made of diamonds.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencete...-diamonds.html
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08-09-2011, 16:55
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09-09-2011, 17:42
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09-09-2011, 20:47
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Re: Astronomy
Lucy in the sky with diamonds .
A gold star to the first member to spot the link
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10-09-2011, 19:39
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10-09-2011, 20:23
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Re: Astronomy
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Lucy in the sky with diamonds .
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2061: Odyssey Three
Big diamond created after Jupiter turned into a star? or is this too vague?
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10-09-2011, 20:29
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2061: Odyssey Three
Big diamond created after Jupiter turned into a star? or is this too vague?
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excellant ,go to the top of the class 
this was just to show that the idea of diamonds inside stars and gas giants has been around for a while
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10-09-2011, 20:45
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Surprising how many clever ideas Arthur C Clarke had while writing
Geosynchronous communication satellites for one.
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10-09-2011, 20:52
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Surprising how many clever ideas Arthur C Clarke had while writing
Geosynchronous communication satellites for one.
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indeed he did ,the space elevator being another using diamond filament or hyper filament which apparently NASA have looked into and said is possible
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13-09-2011, 15:29
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14-09-2011, 09:42
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14-09-2011, 14:30
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Re: Astronomy
Russia sets November date for manned launch to ISS and lets hope it goes without any hitches.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-14915718
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14-09-2011, 19:50
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