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Earth May Have Had Rings Like Saturn

BGR · 15h

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.

Yahoo · 8h

Earth may once have had Saturn-like ring, scientists say

Earth may briefly have had a ring system similar to Saturn’s over 450 million years ago during a period of unusually intense meteorite bombardment, a new study proposes. Scientists assessed 21 asteroid craters from the “Ordovician impact spike” period 466 million years ago and noticed that these were strangely located in a narrow band of land close to the equator,

New Scientist on MSN · 1d

Earth may once have had a ring like Saturn

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

Earth will get a 2nd 'mini-moon' later this month

Live Science · 1d

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.

Space on MSN · 1d

Earth will get another moon this month — but not for long!

Earth will grab itself another moon this month, but only briefly. The "mini-moon" in the form of asteroid 2024 PT5 will stick around for just two months.

Yahoo · 1d

Earth gets a new ‘mini-moon’

The Earth has gained new mini-moons before, sometimes for extended periods: Two confirmed examples are a 10-foot-wide asteroid that orbited us for a year from 2006 to 2007, and another, even smaller rock believed to have been around for three or four years before leaving in 2020.

Stadium-sized asteroid to zoom past Earth Tue.

Fox News · 18h

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 · 13h

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.

People on MSN · 16h

Stadium-Sized Asteroid Will Pass by Earth on Tuesday and NASA Says It's Coming Back

The latest asteroid comes a year after NASA said another asteroid — this one the size of the Empire State Building — could hit Earth in less than 200 years. Related: Skyscrape

Live Science on MSN21h

Earth once wore a Saturn-like ring, study of ancient craters suggests

Earth may have had a giant ring of space rocks surrounding it, similar to those around Saturn, which could have led to ...

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Hidden craters reveal Earth may once have had a ring—like Saturn

The rings of Saturn are among the most famous and spectacular features in the solar system. Earth may once have had something ...

Space.com34m

Behold! 1st-ever photo of Earth and Mars' moon Phobos captured from Red Planet

"It's the first time an image of the two celestial bodies have been captured together from the surface of Mars." ...

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Why the Earth shook for nine days, war on shoplifting, Dolphins QB’s future: Catch up on the day’s stories

1️⃣ Mysterious vibration: A landslide triggered a 650-foot mega-tsunami in Greenland that caused the Earth to shake for nine ...

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Astronomers are getting better at detecting asteroids before they hit Earth—and it could save us from catastrophe

On September 4 2024, astronomers discovered an asteroid, 1 meter in diameter, heading towards Earth. The space rock would ...

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Was Life on Earth Inevitable or Incredible?

How did life on Earth begin? and Is there life elsewhere in the universe? Given the enormous interest in these questions, you ...

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 ...

The Burning Earth — how we exploited the environment and put our own future in jeopardy

The biggest story of our time is not the US presidential election or Elon Musk’s ego. It is our destruction of the natural ...

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SpaceX launches European Galileo satellites to medium Earth orbit

SpaceX is watching the weather ahead of Tuesday's Falcon 9 launch of the European Commission's Galileo L13 mission, which ...

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National parks and other protected areas often fail to conserve Earth's forests, research finds

The destruction of nature is a global crisis. Establishing protected areas of forest is a common policy governments use to ...

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'Spiders on Mars' fully awakened on Earth for 1st time — and scientists are shrieking with joy

Researchers have recreated the bizarre spider-like features seen on the surface of Mars for the first time ever. The ...

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