The post New Study Shows That Earth Likely Had Rings Similar To Saturn’s For Tens Of Millions Of Years first on TwistedSifter ...

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

Though Saturn's rings will be visible again from Earth after March 2025, they'll temporarily disappear from view again in November when they appear to us at their narrowest.

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 ...

Stock image of the Earth with rings. Researchers have suggested that the Earth may once have had rings just like Saturn over 400 million years ago. ISTOCK / GETTY IMAGES PLUS ...

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

There will be several chances to see the shadow of Saturn's largest moon, Titan, pass across the ringed planet's Earth-facing surface over the next few months. The rare spectacle is only visible every ...

The rings of Saturn glide so tranquilly when watched through a telescope, that it is easy to forget the planet sits in a ...

Astronomers investigate a potential impact on Saturn after a bright flash was caught on camera. NASA image may show first ...

Around seven asteroids or comets are thought to hit Saturn every year, but we have never spotted one in the act. Now, it ...

Mercury reaches its greatest elongation, 26 degrees east of the sun on July 4. From latitude 40 degrees north, the ...

Earth used to have Saturn-like rings, new study suggests The ring system composed of broken asteroid chunks may have existed 466 million years ago.