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June 09, 2016

Universe's first life might have been born on carbon planets
Boston MA (SPX) Jun 09, 2016
Our Earth consists of silicate rocks and an iron core with a thin veneer of water and life. But the first potentially habitable worlds to form might have been very different. New research suggests that planet formation in the early universe might have created carbon planets consisting of graphite, carbides, and diamond. Astronomers might find these diamond worlds by searching a rare class of stars. "This work shows that even stars with a tiny fraction of the carbon in our solar system can host pla ... read more

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