“Diamond showers” turned out to be a more frequent phenomenon in the universe than thought

Although diamonds are quite rare on our planet, on Uranus and Neptune they literally rain down from the atmosphere. New laboratory experiments have shown that such brilliant precipitation is formed at lower temperatures and pressures than previously thought. In other words, “diamond rain” turned out to be not so rare phenomenon in our system and in the Universe in general. In addition, it affects the magnetic field of the planets.
Scientists subjected polystyrene film to extreme pressure in interaction with the diamond, and then irradiated with X-rays, heating more than 2.2 thousand degrees Celsius. Experts were able to recreate the formation of “diamond precipitation”, similar to those that occur on the named planets.