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

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.

Research suggests Earth might have once boasted a spectacular ring similar to Saturn's, formed from an asteroid breakup around 466 million years ago. This event coincides with numerous meteorite impacts primarily around the equator and a subsequent period of significant global cooling.

New research proposes that Earth may have once had rings similar to Saturn's. Evidence from 466 million years ago, including meteorite impacts and debris, suggests a massive asteroid disintegration formed a ring around Earth.

According to a recent study in Earth & Planetary Science Letters, our planet might have hosted a ring system around 466 million years ago. If proven, this discovery could solve many puzzles from Earth’s ancient past.

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,

If 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 pretty much the same as they do today.

Earth might have had a ring system in the past, similar to those of Saturn. Scientists drew these conclusions based on the analysis of the locations of craters on our planet. Scientists, based on the analysis of asteroid craters,