A faint, reddish glow called the Extended Red Emission (ERE) pervades space’s dustiest places. Astronomers have puzzled over the phenomenon for more than 3 decades. Now, a team led by Huan-Cheng Chang of Taiwan’s Academia Sinica claims the glow comes from nanodiamonds in space.
Space is lit with the glow of nanodiamonds
20 Jan
Wade Rockett 