The ring would have gradually fallen to Earth as meteorites, correlating to a spike of impacts seen in the geological record.
Earth may have had a Saturn-like ring system long ago, created from the debris of a passing asteroid that our planet tore ...
The rings of Saturn are among the most famous and spectacular features in the solar system. Earth may once have had something similar.
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 ...