Scientists shocked by incredible discovery on Uranus

An amazing discovery by scientists suggests that it rains solid diamonds on Uranus as well as Neptune, and it’s because of the incredible conditions on those planets. The gems form due to the oceans filled with hydrocarbon that rap around the solid cores of these giant planets, and scientists have long though that extreme pressures might split the molecules into hydrogen and carbon.

As a result, the separated carbon crystallizes into diamonds, which then sink like rain through the “ocean” until they land on the solid core beneath. Up until now, however, scientists were unable to prove that this was the case. In a study published in the journal Nature Astrophysics, researchers were able to recreate this “diamond ring” with lasers and plastic.

Hashtags both relevant and hilarious