Space.com #Rocky Cosmic Crashes Can Forge Space Crystals, Laser Test Suggests 3 August 2016 fborgosano Leave a comment Share: In a new study, researchers zapped a main component of rocky planets with a laser and discovered something unexpected: Instead of simply melting under suddenly high temperature and pressure, crystals form in liquid as well. from Space.com ift.tt/2aJ4Q0V Share: