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Earth used to have Saturn-like rings, new study suggests
Earth and Saturn might be a lot more similar than previously thought. In a new study, a team of researchers suggests that 466 million years ago, a ring system made up of asteroid remnants may have surrounded our planet,
Earth May Have Had Rings Like Saturn, Scientists Say
Evidence suggests Earth had a ring system 466 million years ago, causing a surge in meteorite impacts and possibly influencing the planet's climate.
New study suggests Earth had rings like Saturn’s millions of years ago
Saturn’s rings are among the most beautiful features on any planet within our galaxy. Recently, a group of Australian scientists found that the Earth may have been surrounded by its own rings millions of years ago.
Earth May Have Had Rings Like Saturn 466 Million Years Ago
"Over millions of years, material from this ring gradually fell to Earth, creating the spike in meteorite impacts," said researcher Andy Tomkins.
Earth May Have Once Had a Saturn-Like Ring, New Study Says
The new study asserts that Earth's ring formed around 466 million years ago, and stuck around for around 40 million years before dissipating. Researchers say that the existence of such a ring would help solve several puzzles from Earth's past and that much of the data they collected supports its existence.
Rings around Earth? New study suggests asteroid breakup once gave the planet Saturn-like rings
Scientists suggest Earth once had rings like Saturn, formed from broken asteroid chunks. These rings likely fell to Earth, causing meteor strikes near the equator around 466 million years ago. The study indicates these impacts contributed to a global cooling event known as the Hirnantian Icehouse.
Earth may have once had rings like Saturn
Earth may have had rings. At least that's what a new study published this month claims. Here's what we know so far.
Earth had Saturn-like rings 466 million years ago, new study suggests
Earth may have had a Saturn-like ring system long ago, created from the debris of a passing asteroid that our planet tore apart.
Earth Had Rings Like Saturn Millions of Years Ago, Study Suggests
A weird number of craters are located close to the equator, and the odds that this is random are incredibly low, researchers say.
Earth May Have Had a Ring Like Saturn Once
If astronomers had been walking the Earth 466 million years ago, they may have had something special to see. The moon and the planets and the stars and the sun would have looked pretty much the same as they do today.
Earth may once have had a planetary ring
C ould Earth once have had a planetary ring like the ones around Saturn? Scientists from Monash University in Australia think so. In a recent paper they identify 450m-year-old craters that lie close to Earth’s historical equator.
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Did Earth Once Have a Ring Like Saturn? Geologists Find Evidence for a Halo of Orbiting Space Rocks 466 Million Years Ago
A ring could explain a mysterious arrangement of impact craters near the equator and might even have caused an ice age, ...
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See Saturn at its biggest and brightest tonight before its rings 'disappear' in 2025
Saturn reaches opposition Sept. 8, appearing bigger and brighter in the night sky. Viewers can also catch a glimpse of the ...
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