Earth May Have Had a Ring Like Saturn Once - TIME
Sep 18, 2024 · 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...
Earth may have had a ring system 466 million years ago - Phys.org
Sep 16, 2024 · 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 formed around 466 million...
Did Earth Once Have a Ring Like Saturn ... - Smithsonian Magazine
Sep 19, 2024 · 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 Had a Ring 466 Million Years Ago, Study Says
Sep 20, 2024 · Impact craters found around the Earth that were made around the same time could be linked to debris falling from a ring, a new study suggests.
The Earth Might Have Been a Ringed Planet Long Ago
Sep 18, 2024 · Looking at the locations of crater, evidence in the sediment of oceans and some interesting climate coincidences, they say that starting around ~465 million years ago and lasting for 20-40 million years, a ring made from a destroyed asteroid graced the skies of our planet.
Earth may have had a ring system 466 million years ago
Sep 16, 2024 · 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, which formed around 466 million years ago, at the beginning a period of unusually intense meteorite bombardment known as the Ordovician impact spike. Artist's impression: Oliver Hull.
Earth may have once had a ring like Saturn – and it caused chaos
Sep 16, 2024 · Researchers from Monash University in Australia have now hypothesized that a rocky ring formed around Earth about 466 million years ago, and it persisted for a few tens of millions of years. This...
Earth once wore a Saturn-like ring, study of ancient craters suggests
Sep 17, 2024 · 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.
Earth may once have had a planetary ring - The Economist
Sep 18, 2024 · The ring might have lasted tens of millions of years, cooling Earth with its shadow. Curious about the world?
It Turns Out Earth May Have Once Had a Ring - Popular Mechanics
Sep 24, 2024 · A recent study claims that Earth may have once had a ring. The theory would explain the presence of an odd density of impact craters around the equator dating back to the Ordovician period.