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Discover the diamond planet orbiting the millisecond pulsar PSR J1719-1438, believed to be a transformed star made of carbon. Artist's concept of the pulsar and its planet. The system could fit into ...

Scientists believe PSR J1719-1438b was once part of a star. Its outer layers were stripped away by a neutron star, leaving behind a carbon-rich core. Over time, the immense pressure transformed this ...

A so-called "diamond planet" has been discovered by an international research team, orbiting a pulsar about 4,000 light-years away. The small planet, orbiting the pulsar PSR J1719-1438, is believed to ...

The picture shows the PSR J1719-1438 millisecond pulsar with 5.7 ms pulse period in the center and the orbit of the planet compared to the size of the sun (marked in yellow).