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Earth once had Saturn-like rings

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Earth once wore a Saturn-like ring, study of ancient craters suggests

Earth may have had a giant ring of space rocks surrounding it, similar to those around Saturn, which could have led to chaotic meteorite strikes on our planet's surface, new research suggests. The hypothesized ring may have formed roughly 466 million years ago and was the remains of a gigantic asteroid tugged apart by Earth's tidal forces after passing our planet's Roche limit.

Time on MSN · 1d

Earth May Have Had a Ring Like Saturn Once

“Over millions of years, material from this ring gradually fell to Earth, creating the spike in meteorite impacts observed in the geological record,” said Tomkins in a statement that accompanied the paper’s release. “We … see that layers in sedimentary rocks from this period contain extraordinary amounts of meteorite debris.”

Phys.org on MSN · 1d

Could Earth Have Been Ringed Like Saturn? Scientists Think So

Research suggests Earth might have once boasted a spectacular ring similar to Saturn's, formed from an asteroid breakup around 466 million years ago. This event coincides with numerous meteorite impacts primarily around the equator and a subsequent period of significant global cooling.

Smithsonian Magazine16h

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, ...

Science Friday7d

Down To Earth: Space Science For Community Change

Down To Earth Community Lab: Join your fellow space explorers to ask questions, share out-of-this-world ideas, and forge new ...

Earth from space: Ghostly figure emerges in Greenland ice after underground lake collapses

In 2011, a ghostly depression, known as "the mitten," appeared on the surface of and ice sheet in Greenland after the ...

Ever-Growing USA on MSN21h

Natural Graphene Discovered in Lunar Samples by Chinese Scientists: A Breakthrough for Space and Earth Technology

Chinese scientists have discovered a remarkable material in lunar samples brought back by the Chang'e 5 mission. This finding ...

Celebrating the First Earth Day Event at NASA Headquarters

Introduction Organized by the Science Mission Directorate’s Science Support Office (SSO), NASA hosted its 12th annual Earth ...

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Plane snaps rare footage of a spacecraft reentering Earth from space

The European Space Agency sent a plane to capture footage of the first of four Cluster mission satellites reentering Earth's ...

The Economist1d

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 ...

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