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.

The ring would have gradually fallen to Earth as meteorites, correlating to a spike of impacts seen in the geological record.

A recent scientific study has revealed that Earth once possessed rings similar to Saturn's approximately 460 million years ago. Learn about this fascinating discovery and its implications for understanding Earth's history.

New research proposes that Earth may have once had rings similar to Saturn's. Evidence from 466 million years ago, including meteorite impacts and debris, suggests a massive asteroid disintegration formed a ring around Earth.

Earth may have had rings. At least that's what a new study published this month claims. Here's what we know so far.

And now, a new study published in the scientific journal Earth and Planetary Science Letters seems to show that Earth itself once had a similar ring. The new study asserts that Earth's ring formed around 466 million years ago and stuck around for around 40 million years before dissipating.

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.

A ring could explain a mysterious arrangement of impact craters near the equator and might even have caused an ice age, according to a new study

Evidence suggests Earth had a ring system 466 million years ago, causing a surge in meteorite impacts and possibly influencing the planet's climate.

The Earth: a ringed planet, much like Saturn, surrounded by a hula hoop of asteroids. The summit of Mount Everest: a tropical, vibrant paradise replete with frolicking shellfish and warm waters encouraging plentiful life.