These earrings are out of this world. On July 7, 2026, they hitched a ride to the stratosphere onboard an Earth to Sky cosmic ray research balloon, floating 105,111 feet above the Sierra Nevada mountains of central California.
 
Set in prongs of fine sterling silver, every Herkimer Diamond is unique. Herkimer Diamonds are very sparkly clear quartz crystal specimens named after Herkimer County, NY - they were thought to be diamonds when first discovered there.
 
The earrings floated in the stratosphere for 3 hours while radiation sensors inside the payload gathered data for the students' radiation monitoring project. After the balloon exploded, as planned, the payload parachuted back to Earth, landing in (appropriately) the Glass Mountains near Mammoth Lakes, CA.
 
Your purchase comes with a greeting card showing the earrings in flight and certifying that they have traveled to the edge of space and back again.