Standing on 55 Cancri e - The Diamond Exoplanet

55 Cancri e is a planet that is partially made of diamonds. So then what would it be like to visit this chaotic planet, land on it and walk around on it's surface? Watch the video to find out.

Thumbnail author: ESA/Hubble, M. Kornmesser

Intro, outro and other clips in the video were made with Space Engine.

Music:
1. At the Foot of the Sphinx - Twin Musicom
2. Space Mercury preview DL-Sounds

[madsjensen]

No cringe intro/outro
No begging for likes or subscribing
No ads midway through




Just pure content

[RavenholmZombie]

Imagine all the diamond swords, pickaxes, shovels, and armor I could make after visiting 55 Cancri e

[victorillo]

Diamonds as you may know, are really hard . In fact they are used for ultra strong lasers and discs/edges in cutting tools . With such an amount of diamonds, and the price of diamonds dropping, we could make tools, decorations, suits, lights, car bodies, spacecrafts and more using diamond "powder" . Not pure diamond tho, pure diamond would crack and break really easily . It has to be covered in diamond coating . Much more resistant .. Well everything

[pieyield]

This channel has never had “its glory days” because every video is my favorite

[ashraf]

the universe is vast and amazing and all we can do is look to the sky...

[Infarlock]

4:50 it DOES spin if it's tidally locked, the spin is in sync with the rotation around the star
If it didn't spin that means 1 face wouldn't always face the star

[shredmeister]

I wish you could tell me a bedtime story every night before i go to sleep, i love your voice (no homo)

[yodachu]

I really love your videos! They are very relaxing and chill

[charris]

Yes! I love the sound of your original background track. It's magical.

[mike.mentzers_top_guy]

2:10 that view is beautiful, it would be very good for a desktop image

[QuuQuu]

131k subscribers! Nice job dude, the last time I saw you had like 15k.... crazy how fast you've grown!

[cyrilio]

Diamonds are not worth that much on earth. It’s kept artificially high.

[Turrican]

After countless years in a cryo-tube, you've finally made your way to 55 Cancri, full of hope and expectation, looking to dig up some of those otherworldly diamonds and maybe make a name for yourself in 'Hero Monthly' magazine. After landing and fitting your space suit, excited and ready to explore, it's then that your missus sends you a video call, saying: "You forgot your pick-axe, darling..."

[metalstalin]

So cool. Best astronomy channel on YouTube.

[brianmessemer]

Dear Dreksler, your videos make me extremely happy. To see this, a new video, is a special occasion. A few times a year, when I want to think about space and imagine wonderful things, I binge watch your existing videos, which I've seen before. Whenever I do that, I get something new out of them. I never tire of your videos. Thank you for sharing your incredible gifts with us.

[caseytodd]

And my girlfriend would STILL be jealous of the diamonds her FRIEND got...this doesn't help me at all .

[realzachfluke]

Love your channel, Dreksler. Keep up the amazing work, man! 👏👏👏

[Beckwourth]

I like the background music good video man keep it up and maybe the same background music aswell seems fitting

[simonk]

We are so ignificant in the universe, what a a huge and amazing place it is!

[thehappywanderer]

Where have you been?!? I go back and get my fill on your other videos. Keep up the awesome work!!