The conclusions come from patterns tracked by scientists that point to several meteorite impacts through geological records.

L ike many of us, Earth bears old pockmarks. Our planet’s crust has a band of ancient craters that formed around 465 million ...

During the time 485 to 443 million years ago, known as the Ordovician period, Earth was already in the throes of a serious cold snap. But the ring may have exacerbated things, plunging the planet ...

A recent study claims that Earth may have once had a ring system. This theory sheds light on the presence of an unusual density of impact craters around the equator dating back to the ...

Approximately 466 million years ago, Earth might have exhibited a spectacular ring arrangement resembling Saturn’s. Recent research featured in Earth and Planetary Science Letters uncovers ...

Did Earth ever resemble Saturn? A bold new theory may well challenge our perception of planetary history. A ring of debris may have surrounded our planet 466 million years ago. This discovery emerges ...