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,

By James WoodfordAfter a near miss with an asteroid 466 million years ago, Earth may have developed a Saturn-like ring of debris that lasted for tens of millions of years – and may have significantly affected the planet’s climate.

Once upon a time, Earth may have sported a planetary ring of its very own. The hypothetical ring didn't last long, cosmically speaking – just a few tens of millions of years. But that was long enough to have left a lasting impression on Earth's geological record,

New geological evidence suggests that Earth might once have been encircled by a ring of debris, much like Saturn. This hypothesis, proposed by researchers from Monash University in Australia, was published in the journal Earth & Planetary Science Letters.

Saturn’s rings are iconic, but new evidence suggests Earth might once have sported one of its own. This ring would have caused chaos on the surface.