In a discovery that challenges our understanding of Earth's ancient history, researchers have found evidence suggesting that Earth may have had a ring system that formed around 466 million years ago,

Researchers have found evidence suggesting that our planet may have once had a ring system around 466 million years ago.

In a surprising twist on our planet’s ancient history, scientists are now suggesting that Earth might once have had a ring system, similar to the rings we see around Saturn today. A new study presents compelling evidence that this ring formed around 466 million years ago,

To reach that surprisingly conclusion, scientists studied the positions of 21 asteroid impact craters during the Ordovician period – the second of six periods in the

A new study from Monash University scientists suggests that Earth may have had a ring system that formed around 466 million years ago, during the middle Ordovician, from ca. 466 Ma. The findings challenge our understanding of Earth’s ancient history.

A recent study suggests that Earth, in all likelihood, had a ring system around it approximately 466 million years ago. This period, known as the Ordovician impact spike, was marked by an unusually intense bombardment of meteorites.

Earth may have had a giant ring of space rocks surrounding it, similar to those around Saturn, which could have led to chaotic meteorite strikes on our planet's surface, new research suggests. The hypothesized ring may have formed roughly 466 million years ago and was the remains of a gigantic asteroid tugged apart by Earth's tidal forces after passing our planet's Roche limit.

Back when the Earth was crawling with trilobites and other strange shelled creatures, our planet may have had a ring just like Saturn's. This ancient ring system is thought to have formed about 466 million years ago,

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

A ring formed by asteroid debris likely adorned Earth during the Ordovician period, geology researchers have proposed.