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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 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,
New Research Suggests Ancient Earth Had Rings
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.
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 had a ring just like Saturn, groundbreaking theory suggests
Did Earth once look a lot more like Saturn? Scientists believe the answer is yes! In a groundbreaking study, researchers in Australia are proposing that Earth may have once sported its own spectacular ring system.
Earth may have once had a Saturn-like ring system, new evidence suggests
To reach that surprisingly conclusion, scientists studied the positions of 21 asteroid impact craters during the Ordovician period – the second of six periods in the
Earth Might Have Had a Ring System Like Saturn Millions of Years Ago
The ring might have acted like a giant sunshade, causing a cooling effect that might have unleashed an ice age.
Earth May Have Once Had a Saturn-Like Ring, New Study Says
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.
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.
Did Earth Once Have a Ring Like Saturn? Geologists Find Evidence for a Halo of Orbiting Space Rocks 466 Million Years Ago
During a tumultuous period for our planet around 466 million years ago, Earth was pelted with meteorites and rocked by tsunamis. But geologists have uncovered some strange things about this moment in history.
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Earth may have had a ring system 466 million years ago
In a discovery that challenges our understanding of Earth's ancient history, researchers have found evidence suggesting that ...
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'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 ...
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Earth May Have Once Had a Ring That Slowly Fell From The Sky
The hypothetical ring didn't last long, cosmically speaking – just a few tens of millions of years. But that was long enough ...
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Earth May Have Had Rings Like Saturn 466 Million Years Ago
This era of intense bombardment, known as the
Ordovician
impact spike, may have resulted from meteorites falling from the ring rather than flying in from space, which would explain the strange ...
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Earth may have had a ring system around 466 million years ago
A new study from Monash University scientists suggests that Earth may have had a ring system that formed around 466 million ...
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466 Million Years Ago, Earth Potentially Had A Ring System That Impacted Its Climate
New research challenges what we know of our planet’s ancient past, suggesting that a ring formed around the Earth around 466 ...
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