Planets That Rain Diamonds

Neptune – Diamond Storms Deep Within

Neptune’s extreme pressure and temperature cause carbon to crystallize, forming diamond rain deep below its icy atmosphere.

Uranus – Hidden Diamond Showers

Like Neptune, Uranus has conditions that compress methane, turning carbon into solid diamonds that fall like rain toward the core.

55 Cancri e – Super-Earth of Carbon

This exoplanet may be rich in carbon, and scientists believe its surface and interior could contain diamond layers due to intense heat and pressure.

HD 189733b – Violent Blue Giant

Though famous for its glass rain, researchers suggest its atmospheric conditions might also allow for diamond formation under the right circumstances.

WASP-12b – Carbon-Rich Atmosphere

A scorching gas giant with a carbon-heavy atmosphere, WASP-12b might have the chemical setup to create diamond-like materials in its interior.

Gliese 436 b – Burning Ice Planet

This Neptune-sized planet has exotic physics; under its extreme pressure, some believe carbon particles could form diamonds in deep layers.

Jupiter – Possible Diamond Core Regions

Scientists theorize that lightning storms on Jupiter turn methane into soot, which may compress into diamonds as it falls into denser layers.