Saturn-like ring may have once encircled Earth, study finds
Researchers have found evidence suggesting that the Earth may have once had a system of Saturn-like rings. The rings are theorized to have formed 466 million years ago during one of the coldest periods in the planet's history, known as the Ordovician.
Earth May Have Had a Ring Like Saturn Once
I f 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
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, according to a new study
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 probably had a Saturn-like ring system in the distant past
Researchers have found evidence suggesting that our planet may have once had a ring system around 466 million years ago.
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.
Planet Earth may have once had a Saturn-like ring say scientists
Saturn is a planet widely recognisable for its iconic rings but a new study suggests Earth may also have had a similar ring system over 50 million years ago. As part of the research, 21 asteroid craters from 466 million years ago - otherwise known as the “Ordovician impact spike” - were analysed and these all just so happened to be located in an
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.
Earth May Once Have Had A Ring Like Saturn
The ring would have gradually fallen to Earth as meteorites, correlating to a spike of impacts seen in the geological record.
Earth may once have had Saturn-like ring, scientists say
Earth may briefly have had a ring system similar to Saturn ’s over 450 million years ago during a period of unusually intense meteorite bombardment, a new study proposes.
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.
See Saturn's 'Ring Spokes' In Amazing Hubble Space Telescope Time-Lapse
New Hubble Space Telescope imagery of the Saturn show it's 'ring spokes' in orbit around the gas giant planet. Credit: ...
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Earth may have once had a ring like Saturn – and it caused chaos
Saturn’s rings are iconic, but new evidence suggests Earth might once have sported one of its own. This ring would have ...
Hidden craters reveal Earth may once have had a ring—like Saturn
The rings of Saturn are among the most famous and spectacular features in the solar system. Earth may once have had something ...
'466-million-years ago': Earth once had ring system like Saturn, but it eventually fell to the ground
Researchers have proposed that Earth may have had a ring system 466 million years ago, during a period of intense meteorite ...