Saturn is a planet widely recognisable for its iconic rings but a new study suggests Earth may also have had a similar ring system over 50 million years ago. As part of the research, 21 asteroid ...
The ring would have gradually fallen to Earth as meteorites, correlating to a spike of impacts seen in the geological record.
Earth and Saturn might be a lot more similar than previously thought. In a new study, a team of researchers suggests that 466 ...
A ring could explain a mysterious arrangement of impact craters near the equator and might even have caused an ice age, ...
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 ...
Evidence suggests Earth had a ring system 466 million years ago, causing a surge in meteorite impacts and possibly ...
Earth is an extraordinary place, filled with remarkable creatures and landscapes that often surpass our understanding un ...
The Earth will be sitting directly between Saturn and the sun which means people can have a spectacular view of the ringed ...
Just after midnight tonight, Saturn will appear at its biggest and brightest in the night sky. This is because Earth will be positioned directly between Saturn and the sun, offering stargazers a ...
Craig Bailey/FLORIDA TODAY / USA TODAY NETWORK NASA decided that the astronauts will be brought back to Earth in 2025, using SpaceX instead of Boeing. AFP via Getty Images The 2022 do-over ...
A cosmic event is set to occur in March 2025: Saturn’s iconic rings will become almost invisible to observers on Earth. This phenomenon happens because Saturn’s rings will be aligned edge-on ...
(In Middle-earth constellations can serve as omens of coming evil.) They also possess a staff that looks remarkably like the Eye of Sauron from Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings film trilogy.