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Scientists believe it rains diamonds on Neptune and Uranus. The immense pressure on these ice giants can crush methane into tiny, crystalline diamonds. The "drops" of diamond then sink toward the planet’s core. This journey could be over a distance of thousands of kilometers.
Title: Weirdest Planet Facts | Description: An exploration of the most bizarre exoplanets, from those with diamond rain to planets with three suns.
The universe is an incredibly vast and diverse place, and thanks to modern telescopes, we are constantly discovering new and bizarre worlds. These exoplanets, which orbit stars outside our own solar system, challenge our traditional understanding of what a planet can be.
While our own planets have their unique features, from Jupiter's Great Red Spot to Saturn's rings, the exoplanets we are now finding defy our imagination. They remind us that the possibilities in our cosmos are truly endless, and that we have only just begun to scratch the surface of what's out there.
The information in this tool is based on scientific research and theory. The exact conditions on these distant planets are often inferred from limited data and may be subject to change as new discoveries are made.