
The new planet is much more solid than ever found during this and consists almost entirely of carbon. Because the density is very high, scientists calculated that the carbon would have had kristalisation, so most of the planet should have a gem.
"The history of evolution and the incredible density of the planet indicates that it consists of carbon, a neutron star orbiting the giant gem every two hours in the trajectory of a very small," said Matthew Bailes of Swinburne University of Technology,...