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 ...

Saturn reaches opposition Sept. 8, appearing bigger and brighter in the night sky. Viewers can also catch a glimpse of the ...

Evidence suggests Earth had a ring system 466 million years ago, causing a surge in meteorite impacts and possibly ...

Just after midnight tonight, Saturn will appear at its biggest ... much like Earth's, is tilted relative to its orbit, causing its rings — located directly above the planet's equator — to ...

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.

Researchers believe a ring system around Earth could have contributed to the global cooling event known as the Hirnantian ...

A ring could explain a mysterious arrangement of impact craters near the equator and might even have caused an ice age, ...

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

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

Back when the Earth was crawling with trilobites and other strange shelled creatures, our planet may have had a ring just like Saturn ... crucial role in the second-largest mass extinction in ...

This artist's rendition could have been somewhat like what the view of the sky was like 460 million years ago, minus the trees and contrails (of course). © Kevin ...