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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.

Time on MSN · 15h

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.”

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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.

Earth to get 2nd 'moon' for 2 months

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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.

Live Science · 2d

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.

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Earth is about to get a second Moon, but only for 2 months

Earth will get a second moon, but only for a couple of months. Here's everything you need to know about this cosmic phenomenon.

Stadium-sized asteroid to zoom past Earth Tue.

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Stadium-sized asteroid deemed 'potentially hazardous' by NASA, is expected to move 'relatively close' to Earth

A stadium-sized asteroid is expected to pass relatively close to Earth on Tuesday night, NASA announced. Its distance makes it a "potentially hazardous object."

Yahoo · 1d

Stadium-sized asteroid buzzing by Earth Tuesday night at mere 620,000 miles away

A stadium-sized asteroid is making a close, but safe fly-by of Earth Tuesday evening, as just another reminder that space is full of flying rocks and Earth must remain on guard.

New York Post on MSN · 1d

NASA issues alert for fast-moving, stadium-sized asteroid approaching Earth tonight

Are we about to get “rocked?” NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory has issued a warning for a monstrous asteroid that is expected to rocket past Earth on Tuesday evening. Dubbed 2024 ON, the celestial space rock measures 950 feet in diameter — approximately the size of a football stadium.

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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 ...

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 ...

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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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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 ...

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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