Earth Might Have Had a Ring 466 Million Years Ago
WEB9 hours ago · Sept. 20, 2024, 4:39 p.m. ET. If you were to look up from Earth some 466 million years ago, you might have seen a gleaming ring stretching across the sky, some scientists say. A study published ...
Scientists Find Evidence Earth Used to Have a Ring Like Saturn
WEB9 hours ago · Earth may have had its own ring system that formed around 466 million years ago, lasting for tens of millions of years. As detailed in a new study published in the journal Earth and Planetary ...
Earth had Saturn-like rings 466 million years ago, new study …
WEB3 days ago · Here’s how it works. Earth may have sported a Saturn-like ring system 466 million years ago, after it captured and wrecked a passing asteroid, a new study suggests. The debris ring, which likely ...
Saturn-like ring may have once encircled Earth, study finds - Yahoo
WEB10 hours ago · 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 ...
Earth May Have Had a Ring Like Saturn Once - TIME
WEB2 days ago · The 23-degree tilt of the Earth’s axis would have caused the ring to present its surface to the sun, casting a shadow in the atmosphere and on the ground below and causing global temperatures to ...
Did Earth Once Have a Ring Like Saturn ... - Smithsonian Magazine
WEB1 day ago · The team, whose research was published online last week in the journal Earth and Planetary Science Letters, suggests that almost half a billion years ago, Earth may have had a ring, just like Saturn.
Earth may have had a ring system 466 million years ago - Phys.org
WEB4 days ago · DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2024.118991. In a discovery that challenges our understanding of Earth's ancient history, researchers have found evidence suggesting that Earth may have had a ring system that ...
Planet Earth may have once had a Saturn-like ring say scientists
WEB17 hours ago · 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 ...
Ancient Ring System May Have Surrounded Earth 466 Million …
WEB1 day ago · Melbourne, Australia (SPX) Sep 19, 2024. Researchers from Monash University's School of Earth, Atmosphere and Environment have uncovered evidence suggesting that Earth may have once had a ring system around it, dating back 466 million years. This surprising discovery comes from an analysis of asteroid impact craters and points to the existence ...
Earth May Have Once Had a Ring That Slowly Fell From The Sky
WEB4 days ago · Once upon a time, Earth may have sported a planetary ring of its very own. The hypothetical ring didn't last long, cosmically speaking – just a few tens of millions of years. But that was long enough to have left a lasting impression on Earth's geological record, according to an analysis led by planetary scientist Andy Tomkins of Monash ...