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We Classified 55 Cancri E Among the Ordinary Rocky Planets: Yale Researchers Have Just Proved that a Third of Its Mass Is Pure Diamond

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At 40 light-years, the exoplanet 55 Cancri e was ranked among the ordinary super-Terres until Yale astrophysicists discovered that up to a third of its mass could be pure diamond. This revelation forced the scientific community to abandon its earthly hypotheses to understand the true diversity of the extrasolar worlds. More
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At 40 light-years, the exoplanet 55 Cancri e was ranked among the ordinary super-Terres until Yale astrophysicists discovered that up to a third of its mass could be pure diamond. This revelation forced the scientific community to abandon its earthly hypotheses to understand the true diversity of the extrasolar worlds. More

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SciencePost broke the news on Sunday, June 28, 2026.
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