This meteorite’s diamonds hint that it was born in a lost planet
ScienceNews - Wed 18 Apr 18Bits of metal nestled inside diamonds suggest the space rock could have formed in a Mars-sized protoplanet in the early solar system.
Strange space diamonds come from a large, long-lost planet
New Atlas - Wed 18 Apr 18As leftover fragments from the formation of the solar system, meteorites can act as time capsules that have some strange stories to tell. Scientists at the EPFL have now cracked open ...
Space diamonds 'came from lost planet'
BBC News - Tue 17 Apr 18The space rock that exploded in 2008 seems to have come from the early Solar System.
Meteoric Diamonds Are Evidence of Long Lost Planets
Discover Magazine - Tue 17 Apr 18Diamonds found in meteorites on Earth may have come from an ancient long-dead planet the size of Mercury or Mars, the first potential known relics from these lost worlds, a new study finds. Scientists ...
Meteoric Diamonds Are Evidence of Long Lost Planets, Astronomy.com - Tue 17 Apr 18Diamond meteorites may come from a lost ancient planet
Newscientist - Tue 17 Apr 18We may have found signs of a planet destroyed during the era of Earth’s formation. Meteorites with pockets of diamond could be the shards of this ancient world
Diamonds from the heart of a lost planet
Cosmos Magazine - Tue 17 Apr 18Long predicted, scientists believe they now have proof that the solar system once contained extra planets. Richard A Lovett reports.
Study: Diamond from the sky may have come from 'lost planet'
Phys.org - Tue 17 Apr 18Fragments of a meteorite that fell to Earth more than a decade ago provide compelling evidence of a lost planet that once roamed our solar system, according to a study published Tuesday.
Study: Diamond From the Sky May Have Come From ‘Lost Planet’, Laboratory Equipment - Wed 18 Apr 18Study: diamonds in meteorite may indicate a lost planet that once roamed our solar system, Watts Up With That? - Tue 17 Apr 18
Study: Diamond from the sky may have come from 'lost planet', AP - Tue 17 Apr 18
Diamonds found inside meteorites at Sudan’s Mahata Sitta site, “Station Six” in Arabic, appear to have been formed by pressure 20,000 times more dense than Earth’s atmosphere.
Discovery News - Mon 23 Apr 18Credit: EPFL/Hillary SanctuaryDiamonds recently found inside of a meteorite may show evidence of a lost planet. The find makes the meteorite set stand out from past diamond ...
Meteor Diamonds Confirm Protoplanets Once Existed in Our Solar System
Extremetech - Fri 20 Apr 18New findings suggest our theories of planetary evolution are accurate, and provide the first evidence for the existence of the now-vanished protoplanets that combined to form the planets we ...
Diamonds found In Meteorite Tell Story of Destroyed Planet
Geek.com - Thu 19 Apr 18According to Gizmodo, in 2008 a large meteor detonated above Sudan, covering the area with shards of material. Because it’s what scientists do, they’ve been collecting and analyzing these ...
There Is Evidence That a Planet in Our Solar System Was Destroyed
Livescience - Wed 18 Apr 18The lost planet was the size of Mercury or perhaps Mars, researchers now say.
Diamonds from rare meteorites hint at crowded early solar system
CandEN - Wed 18 Apr 18The minerals may have formed in a body as big as Mars
Meteorite’s diamonds tell of Earth’s baby sister, which died young
Ars Technica - Wed 18 Apr 18They may be from a Mercury-sized body obliterated during Solar System formation.
Stunning space diamonds discovery: Mysterious meteorite came from 'lost planet'
FOXNews - Wed 18 Apr 18New analysis of a meteorite fragment from Sudan has found space diamonds, which scientists say came from a “lost planet” destroyed billions of years ago.
Scientists find diamonds forged deep within a lost, ancient planet of the early solar system
ZME Science - Wed 18 Apr 18Pieces of an ancient planet formed long before Earth shed their secrets.
Space diamonds may have come from large 'lost planet,' study says
USA today - Wed 18 Apr 18Diamonds found inside the Almahata Sitta meteorite were most likely formed by a proto-planet at least 4.55 billion years ago, study says.        
Diamonds in Meteorite May Hail from Our Ancient Solar System
SPACE.com - Wed 18 Apr 18Pieces of diamond encased in rock descended from space and landed in the Nubian Desert of Sudan and, according to a new study, prove the existence of an ancient world in our solar system.
Scientists think these meteorite diamonds formed on a long-lost planet
Engadget - Tue 17 Apr 18Scientists studying a meteorite fragment that fell to Earth in 2008 have found evidence that suggests it may have originated from a Mercury-sized planet that no longer exists. The makeup ...
One of the solar system’s early planets didn’t survive, but its diamonds are now on Earth
L.A. Times - Tue 17 Apr 18Scientists have found the first hard evidence of a large and ancient protoplanet embedded in extraterrestrial diamonds that fell to Earth about 10 years ago. To be clear, the diamonds did not ...
Diamonds From Outer Space Formed Inside a Long-Lost Planet
National Geographic - Tue 17 Apr 18A gem-studded meteorite that fell in Sudan offers clues about the protoplanets that likely existed in our solar system's violent past.
These diamonds are tiny, flawed, and may come from a long-lost planet
Popular Science - Tue 17 Apr 18Space The early solar system was a wild, world-destroying place. A study published in Nature Communications offers a dramatic origin story for the meteorite. Based on materials ...
Rare diamonds found in a meteorite are the remains of a lost planet
Daily Mail - Tue 17 Apr 18The Almahitta Sitta (fragment, pictured) - named after the place in Sudan where it exploded in the sky - was studied by researchers from the École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne. ...
Study details meteorite diamonds from a lost planet
UPI - Tue 17 Apr 18New analysis of a slice of a meteorite containing unusual diamonds suggest the space rock came from a long lost planet.
Study details meteorite diamonds from a lost planet, SpaceDaily - Wed 18 Apr 18These diamonds from outer space hint at a long-lost planet
Inhabitat - Tue 17 Apr 18Diamonds in a meteorite that crashed into Earth years ago have now given scientists a glimpse into the universe's past. Recently, a team of scientists led by the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale ...
Shooting Planets
Science Blog - Fri 20 Apr 18Within the burning heart of molten rocks, Great pressures forced your brilliance to shine; Inclusions marred your body with their pocks, A brownish hue now laced with olivine. Before you ever ...
Meteorite diamonds tell of a lost planet
ScienceDaily - Wed 18 Apr 18Scientists have examined a slice from a meteorite that contains large diamonds formed at high pressure. The study shows that the parent body from which the meteorite came was a planetary embryo ...