To reach that surprisingly conclusion, scientists studied the positions of 21 asteroid impact craters during the Ordovician period – the second of six periods in the ...

It’s a yearly moment when Saturn, Earth and the sun are in a straight line, with Earth in the middle. Our view of the ringed planets doesn't get any better than this. Here's everything you need ...

Dec. 21, 2023 — A new photo of Saturn was taken by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope on October 22, 2023, when the ringed planet was approximately 850 million miles from Earth. Hubble's ultra-sharp ...

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.

It’s not as crazy as it might sound. 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 ...

Instead, they believe that they may have come from a ring around Earth, similar to Saturn’s rings. It might sound strange to think Earth had rings. However, researchers say it’s actually very ...

Earth may briefly have had a ring system similar to Saturn’s over 450 million years ago during a period of unusually intense meteorite bombardment, a new study proposes. Scientists assessed 21 ...

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. We know Earth has gone through a lot of ...

Earth may briefly have had a ring system similar to Saturn’s over 450 million years ago during a period of unusually intense meteorite bombardment, a new study proposes. Scientists assessed 21 ...