Eureka! a new planet discovery 8D

I was in my Chem class and we were studying about silicon compounds when suddenly my prof made a statement that a new planet was discovered and its name is 55 Cancri e. Coolness~! :P

It is said to be twice the size of the Earth, and only 40 light years away! And guess what, the planet is covered with graphite layer and diamonds underneath its layer.8D *singing Beyonce's Diamond is a Girl's Best Friend. LOL. xD * When they asked the Astrophysicists whether humans can go to the planet, they said that it'll take 40 years for only the humans to reach there. WOW. (o,O) That is, if we travel in the speed of light. And right now we are nowhere close to that. Bummer. But still, who wants to stay in space craft for 40 years anyways?? I bet none of the astronauts want it. They'll be singing the astronaut song by Simple Plan xD Get it? *Astronaut singin' the Astronaut. Okay fine I know that was a lame joke =w=*



Moving on, the planet is said to be worth of $26.9 nonillion based on Forbes findings. NONILLION? How many zeros are in that?? Is it like a new term created just because the diamonds there are damn many and due to that they needed to like create a new standard form or something. . .*ka-ching22! $_$ lolz* Ouh yeap, it says here 26.9 nonillion is followed by 30 zeroes in it. Gees Forbes, you guys are so mata duitan. . . xD

But yeah, pretty interesting when they say that you cannot see the planet with your naked eye, except for the star it is orbiting around which is in the constellation of Cancer.

Don't know if they have actually discovered it way earlier than this year, but I just got to know bout it yesterday. So it's pretty cool knowing it's the total opposite of the Earth's element compositions. Uwh, and this planet is categorized in Super Earth planet. Wanna know what it means?? Hoho.Click here to find more info on our new neighbour! :D