Astronomers spy 10 billion trillion trillion-carat diamond

zerodamage · Feb 14, 2004, 05:06 AM

"If anyone's ever promised you the sun, the moon and the stars, tell 'em you'll settle for BPM 37093. The heart of that burned-out star with the no-nonsense name is a sparkling diamond that weighs a staggering 10 billion trillion trillion carats. That's one followed by 34 zeros. The hunk of celestial bling is an estimated 2,500 miles across, said Travis Metcalfe, of the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. "You would need a jeweler's loupe the size of the sun to grade this diamond," said Metcalfe, who led the team that discovered the gem. The diamond is a massive chunk of crystallized carbon that lies about 300 trillion miles from Earth, in the constellation Centaurus."

Source: Geeknews

TwistedMetal · Feb 14, 2004, 05:55 AM

Would love to see a close up picture of that.

@/2ct!< · Feb 14, 2004, 07:19 AM

i claim this in the name of the U S of me, I will auction my claim on ebay starting bid of $1000000000000000000000, you will have to retrieve the diamond yourself.

Feb 14, 2004, 05:06 AM	#1
zerodamage HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Virginia, USA Posts: 3,476 Rep Power: 0	Astronomers spy 10 billion trillion trillion-carat diamond "If anyone's ever promised you the sun, the moon and the stars, tell 'em you'll settle for BPM 37093. The heart of that burned-out star with the no-nonsense name is a sparkling diamond that weighs a staggering 10 billion trillion trillion carats. That's one followed by 34 zeros. The hunk of celestial bling is an estimated 2,500 miles across, said Travis Metcalfe, of the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. "You would need a jeweler's loupe the size of the sun to grade this diamond," said Metcalfe, who led the team that discovered the gem. The diamond is a massive chunk of crystallized carbon that lies about 300 trillion miles from Earth, in the constellation Centaurus." Source: Geeknews

Feb 14, 2004, 05:55 AM	#2
TwistedMetal MC John-117 Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Phoenix, Arizona Posts: 728 Rep Power: 0	Would love to see a close up picture of that. __________________ [color=red][/color]

Feb 14, 2004, 07:19 AM	#3
@/2ct!< HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Not Vegas, anymore :( Posts: 1,386 Rep Power: 0	i claim this in the name of the U S of me, I will auction my claim on ebay starting bid of $1000000000000000000000, you will have to retrieve the diamond yourself. __________________