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Study reveals Earth once had rings similar to Saturn's

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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

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Earth had Saturn-like rings 466 million years ago, new study suggests

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 lasted tens of millions of years, may have led to global cooling and even contributed to the coldest period on Earth in the past 500 million years.

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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.

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Earth will get a second "mini-moon" for 2 months this year

The asteroid was discovered in August and is set to become a mini-moon, spinning around Earth in a horseshoe shape for about ...

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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, ...

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Earth will soon pick up a new 'mini-moon' but it won't be here for long

A recently discovered asteroid will soon become a quasi-satellite of Earth as it loops around our planet over the next two ...

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Earth Is Getting a ‘Second Moon’ for the Next 2 Months. Here’s What It Means for Your Sign

Yep, Earth will temporarily get a second moon. It’s called 2024 PT5 and it’s been called a “mini moon” by astronomers. 2024 ...

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When Is The Next U.S. Lunar Eclipse? Here’s When To See A ‘Blood Moon’

The next total lunar eclipse, or "blood moon," is on March 14, 2025, and will be visible from North America. It will be the ...

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Next eclipse in less than a month: When is the annular 'ring of fire' and who will see it?

April's total solar eclipse was a one-in-a-lifetime event for many Americans. The next eclipse of 2024, coming in October, is ...

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Everyone is missing the forest for the trees on Rings Of Power

Middle-earth’s kingdoms have been poisoned by Sauron, and he’s more than willing to sit back and watch it all play out.

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In Photos: See The ‘Supermoon’ Lunar Eclipse Light-Up The Sky And Set Up A ‘Ring Of Fire’

The evening of Tuesday, September 17, 2024, saw a beautiful partial lunar eclipse as the full "Harvest Supermoon" drifted ...

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