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Earth May Have Had Rings Like Saturn
Earth May Have Had ‘Rings Of Fire’ That Caused Chaos, Scientists Say
Evidence suggests Earth had a ring system 466 million years ago, causing a surge in meteorite impacts and possibly influencing the planet's climate.
Earth May Have Had a Ring Like Saturn Once
“Over millions of years, material from this ring gradually fell to Earth, creating the spike in meteorite impacts observed in the geological record,” said Tomkins in a statement that accompanied the paper’s release. “We … see that layers in sedimentary rocks from this period contain extraordinary amounts of meteorite debris.”
Earth may have once had rings like Saturn
Earth may have had rings. At least that's what a new study published this month claims. Here's what we know so far.
Asteroid to orbit Earth
Earth Is Temporarily Getting a Second ‘Moon’
Sadly, at just about 10 meters, the mini-moon will be extremely hard to see from Earth, but its presence will be there nonetheless for almost two months. The asteroid, which was discovered on Aug. 7 by NASA, originated from the Arjuna asteroid belt, where it will likely return once it leaves Earth’s orbit.
Earth's new 'mini-moon' will orbit our planet for the next 2 months
The mini-moon, an asteroid called 2024 PT5, was spotted by the Asteroid Terrestrial-Impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) on Aug. 7. The space rock will make one complete orbit of our planet between Sept. 29 and Nov. 25 before escaping Earth's gravity.
Earth is about to get a mini-moon (temporarily). What to know about asteroid 2024 PT5.
The asteroid, named 2024 PT5, will do a 56-day horseshoe-shaped fly-by near Earth before it continues on it journey.
Live Science
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ESA's JUICE spacecraft confirmed Earth is habitable. Here's why
ESA 's Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) is ultimately headed for the Jovian system, but on Aug. 20, it took a quick look at ...
The Economist
16h
Earth may once have had a planetary ring
C ould Earth once have had a planetary ring like the ones around Saturn? Scientists from Monash University in Australia think ...
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Saving water in the driest place on Earth
Neil In this programme, we’ll visit farmers in one of the driest places on Earth – Yuma in the USA - where a new technology ...
New Scientist
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Strange binary star system has three Earth-sized exoplanets
Exoplanets in binary star systems usually orbit both stars, but astronomers have now spotted three planets orbiting one or ...
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Here's why astronauts age slower than the rest of us here on Earth
Astronauts on the International Space Station age slightly slower than the rest of us on Earth due to time-dilation effects.
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Marvel At This NASA Rover Image Of Earth And Mars Moon Phobos
A Mars scientist shares the inside story of the NASA Curiosity rover's poignant first photo of Earth and Mars moon Phobos ...
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A Tolkien trail: Where to find the real-life Middle-earth
While Tolkien's stories take place in the fictional realm of Middle-earth, the awe-inspiring landscapes of the books, films ...
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New research re-envisions Earth's mantle as a relatively uniform reservoir
Lavas from hotspots—whether erupting in Hawaii, Samoa or Iceland—likely originate from a worldwide, uniform reservoir in ...
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