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Why some planets rain diamonds

It sounds like something straight out of a big-budget sci-fi film, but the idea of diamonds falling from the sky […] ...
The new form, called Ice XXI, appeared at room temperature in the lab, and it may have a similar density to ice on distant moons in our solar system ...
WASHINGTON, Jan 6 (Reuters) - Jupiter's moon Europa is on the short list of places in our solar system seen as promising in the search for life beyond Earth, with a large subsurface ocean thought to ...
January doesn’t skimp on cosmic sightseeing. The month begins with a vibrant supermoon, continues with the year’s best Jupiter view, and ends with multiple moon-planet conjunctions. Aurora activity ...
The next round of rain moves in Friday evening. After a New Year's Day filled with heavy rain and flash flooding, more rain is heading to drenched California. On Thursday, the rain was focused on ...
Last fall, the jewelry designer Kindred Lubeck took an elevator up six floors to a high-end showroom in New York’s diamond district. She was buzzed inside a fluorescent-lit vestibule, then waited; the ...
Last night, as usual, I sat outside on the bench in my backyard. Maybe this is the favorite part of my day. Often, I carry a cup of tea; although ...
Leonardo DiCaprio starrer movie One Battle After Another got a total of 12 nominations at International Cinephile Society ...
From kids with hopes of sledding to adults wanting to avoid slippery roads, northern winters bring a lot of anticipation of snowfall. But the simple question “Is it snowing?” is more complicated than ...
Sundogs, also known as mock suns or parhelia, are bright patches of light that appear to the left, right, or sometimes on both sides of the real sun.
Communities across Southern California are cleaning up after several days of showers across the region. Evacuation warnings were in place for neighborhoods across Los Angeles County, primarily in ...
WATER RECEDES AND WE CONTINUE OUR TEAM COVERAGE WITH KCRA 3’S DESMOND CORTEZ LIVE IN FAIR OAKS. SO YOU’VE BEEN TRACKING VALLEY FLOODING ALL DAY. WHAT ARE YOU SEEING OUT THERE TONIGHT? ANDRE, IT’S A ...