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Earth once had Saturn-like rings

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Earth May Have Had a Ring Like Saturn Once

I f astronomers had been walking the Earth 466 million years ago, they may have had something special to see. The moon and the planets and the stars and the sun would have looked

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Earth had Saturn-like rings 466 million years ago, new study suggests

Earth may have sported a Saturn-like ring system 466 million years ago, after it captured and wrecked a passing asteroid, a new study suggests. The debris ring, which likely lasted tens of millions of years, may have led to global cooling and even contributed to the coldest period on Earth in the past 500 million years.

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Earth may once have had a ring like Saturn

A ring of asteroid debris could have orbited Earth for tens of millions of years, and perhaps even have altered the planet's climate

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Earth May Have Once Had a Saturn-Like Ring, New Study Says

And now, a new study published in the scientific journal Earth and Planetary Science Letters seems to show that Earth itself once had a similar ring. The new study asserts that Earth's ring formed around 466 million years ago and stuck around for around 40 million years before dissipating.

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All about Zealandia, the Earth's potential 8th continent

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Scientists discover that the Earth only has six continents not seven

The Earth doesn’t have seven continents after all. From a young age, we're taught that the world consists of Africa, ...

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Quick facts for students: Here’s what you didn’t know about the world’s major oceans and continents

For students diving into the realms of geography, understanding the world's major oceans and continents is essential. These ...

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2-Minute Video Shows 1.8 Billion Years Of Earth’s Shifting Continents

In one of the most complete models ever put together, a new study has condensed 1.8 billion years of plate tectonics into a 2-minute video clip.

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Wind and Rain Helped Earth's Continents Endure Billions

As continental landmasses rose above sea level to meet wind and rain effects around 3 billion years ago, they underwent a ...

Cataclysmic events caused mass extinctions during Earth's early evolution

Earth’s evolution has been shaped by a series of severe environmental crises that occurred millions of years ago, profoundly ...

Ancient relative of 'living fossil' fish reveals that geological activity supercharges evolution

The ancient coelacanth, which has existed for some 419 million years, never stopped evolving despite its reputation as a ...

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