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Study reveals Earth once had rings similar to Saturn's

Earth May Have Had a Ring Like Saturn Once

I f astronomers had been walking the Earth 466 million years ago, they may have had something special to see. The moon and the planets and the stars and the sun would have looked

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Earth used to have Saturn-like rings, new study suggests

Earth and Saturn might be a lot more similar than previously thought. In a new study, a team of researchers suggests that 466 million years ago, a ring system made up of asteroid remnants may have surrounded our planet,

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Earth May Have Once Had a Saturn-Like Ring, New Study Says

And now, a new study published in the scientific journal Earth and Planetary Science Letters seems to show that Earth itself once had a similar ring. The new study asserts that Earth's ring formed around 466 million years ago and stuck around for around 40 million years before dissipating.

Earth gets a new mini moon for two months

The New York Times · 7d

A New Mini-Moon Is Being Captured by Planet Earth

When approaching Earth, asteroids tend to do one of two things: Most of the time, they miss. Sometimes, they hit, leaving a bright streak in our planet’s sky or a gruesome new wound in its crust. But very rarely, asteroids are captured by Earth’s gravity and pirouette around the planet, becoming, in effect, a moon — albeit an ephemeral one.

The Washington Post on MSN · 12h

Earth has a new mini moon. Say hello before it disappears.

Say hello to Earth’s temporary new mini-moon. From Sept. 29 to Nov. 25, a passing asteroid will be pulled in by Earth’s gravity — sort of like a window shopper — before returning to its normal orbit around the sun.

USA TODAY on MSN · 1d

Asteroid to orbit Earth as 'mini-moon' for nearly 2 months: When you can see it

An Arjuna asteroid, discovered in August, will become a "mini-moon" event for nearly two months from Sept. 29 to Nov. 25.

'466-million-years ago': Earth once had ring system like Saturn, but it eventually fell to the ground

Researchers have proposed that Earth may have had a ring system 466 million years ago, during a period of intense meteorite ...

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Woman, 60, Falls Through Earth's Crust Into Scalding Water At Yellowstone

A 60-year-old woman suffered severe burns after she fell through the ground near Old Faithful in Yellowstone National Park on ...

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Earth from space: Ghostly figure emerges in Greenland ice after underground lake collapses

In 2011, a ghostly depression, known as "the mitten," appeared on the surface of and ice sheet in Greenland after the ...

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Earth May Have Had Rings Like Saturn 466 Million Years Ago

The researchers suggest that this unlikely pattern of impacts could be explained by an asteroid having broken apart after a close call with the Earth and the remains forming a ring around the planet ...

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.

Intuitive Machines lands $4.8B NASA contract to build Earth-moon communications infrastructure

NASA wants to establish a permanent human presence on the Moon, but right now, astronauts have to be in direct line of sight ...

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Could interstellar quantum communications involve Earth or solve the Fermi paradox?

Thus far, the search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI) has used strategies based on classical science—listening for ...

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Moving particle simulation-aided soil plasticity analysis for earth pressure balance shield tunnelling

Understanding the relationship between plasticity of muddy soil and earth pressure can be crucial to maintaining tunnel stability and predicting ground behavior during earth pressure balance (EPB) ...

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In the 'wild West' of groundwater use, Hobbs hears about dry wells, ground fissures

When that ground sinks, it can damage houses, roads, canals and other infrastructure. "Subsidence can also wreak havoc on ...

Space.com1d

'Space for Birds': Astronaut Roberta Bondar captures avian habitats from Earth, in air and on orbit in new book (interview)

Bondar shares how she has found a parallel between astronauts and birds as they follow their paths around Earth.

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