WASHINGTON: U.S. astronomers said Monday using multiple telescopes they have identified possibly the coldest, faintest white dwarf star ever detected.

The white dwarf, located in the constellation Aquarius, is so cool that its carbon has crystallized. In other words, it's like an Earth-size diamond in space.

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