A new study finds that Earth once had Saturn-like rings. The temporary structure likely consisted of debris from a broken-up asteroid.

Researchers have found evidence suggesting that the Earth may have once had a system of Saturn-like rings. The rings are ...

The rings of Saturn are some of the most famous and spectacular objects in the Solar System. Earth may once have had something similar. In a paper published last week in Earth & Planetary Science ...

A large asteroid broken apart by Earth's gravitational pull could have formed a Saturn-like ring around the planet about 466 million years ago, a new study found.

Earth may have had rings like Saturn many, many millenia ago. However, the formation didn’t last long, and it eventually collapsed, falling to the surface of our planet, leaving craters where ...

Earth is actually notable for its lack of a ring system. Though Saturn’s rings are the most prominent, the researchers point out in the study that all of our solar system’s large planets have ...

Earth May Have Had Rings Like Saturn 466 Million Years Ago. Published Sep 17, 2024 at 7:51 AM EDT Updated Sep 18, 2024 at 1:50 PM EDT. By . ... our planet may have had a ring just like Saturn's.

Astronomers have called for help to identify a mystery object that may have hit Saturn on Saturday in what could be the first ...

While Saturn's rings are the best known, Jupiter, Uranus and Neptune also have rings. And now, a new study published in the scientific journal Earth and Planetary Science Letters seems to show ...

Saturn’s rings are iconic, but new evidence suggests Earth might once have sported one of its own. This ring would have caused chaos on the surface.