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- When Earth had rings https://nautil.us/when-earth-had-rings-920177/ 49 comments
- Antiproton ring found around Earth http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg21128245.500-antiproton-ring-found-around-earth.html 15 comments
- Middle-earth according to Mordor - The Lord of the Rings retold http://www.salon.com/entertainment/movies/the_lord_of_the_rings/index.html?story=%2Fbooks%2Flaura_miller%2F2011%2F02%2F15%2Flast_ringbearer 105 comments
- What Would Happen If The Earth Had Rings? https://www.youtube.com/watch?ab_channel=JoeScott&v=DUztyRYQ5iU 21 comments space
- What would happen if Earth had rings https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9Ar2aw7Fv0 23 comments space
- Earth beyond the rings of Saturn https://pds-imaging.jpl.nasa.gov/data/cassini/cassini_orbiter/coiss_2084/extras/full/1752844715_1752973323/w1752968627_1.img.png 3 comments space
- Earth and Moon between Saturn's Rings https://www.flickr.com/photos/kevinmgill/43988601072/ 4 comments space
- Earth beyond the rings of Saturn https://pds-imaging.jpl.nasa.gov/data/cassini/cassini_orbiter/coiss_2084/extras/full/1752844715_1752973323/w1752968627_1.img.png 4 comments space
- Earth and Moon between the rings of Saturn https://pds-imaging.jpl.nasa.gov/data/cassini/cassini_orbiter/coiss_2112/extras/full/1870722501_1870763143/n1870757384_1.img.png 5 comments space
- Earth rings https://www.reddit.com/r/space/comments/5kov0i/earth_rings/ 5 comments space
- If Earth had rings like Saturn, how would they affect our satellites? https://www.reddit.com/r/space/comments/5ko0i3/if_earth_had_rings_like_saturn_how_would_they/ 8 comments space
- Saturn’s rings could have formed when dinosaurs walked the Earth http://www.sci-news.com/space/saturns-rings-formed-dinosaurs-walked-earth-04331.html 87 comments science
- Why doesn't the Earth have a ring? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant_impact_theory 8 comments askscience
- What if the Earth had rings like Saturn? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ut2sq7kiq-e 156 comments reddit.com
- The Rings of Earth: A new hypothesis on the cause of The Younger Dryas https://www.reddit.com/r/space/comments/iz1bwp/the_rings_of_earth_a_new_hypothesis_on_the_cause/ 21 comments space
- Earth seen as a point of light through the rings of Saturn https://pds-imaging.jpl.nasa.gov/data/cassini/cassini_orbiter/coiss_2111/extras/full/1867985223_1868285242/w1868282595_1.img.png 506 comments space
- Nerd alert: what if Earth really *did* have rings? http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/12/21/the-rings-of-earth/ 3 comments science
- How J.R.R. Tolkien Came to Write the Stories of ‘The Rings of Power’ Haunted by the approach of another world war, the beloved fantasy author created a new story of Middle-earth that few people even knew about. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/jrr-tolkien-write-stories-rings-power-180980686/ 166 comments books
- The Forgotten Cold War Plan That Put a Ring of Copper Around the Earth http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2013/08/project-west-ford/?mbid=social10938094 4 comments technology
- Earth Is 'On Course' to Have Its Own Saturn-Like Rings Made of Space Junk, Say Researchers https://people.com/human-interest/earth-on-course-saturn-like-rings-space-junk/ 2 comments space
- Deformation of Zealandia, Earth’s Hidden Continent, Linked to Forging of the Ring of Fire https://www.geosociety.org/gsa/news/pr/2020/20-03.aspx 6 comments science
- Lord of The Rings, Battle for Middle Earth on Linux setup instructions https://forums.revora.net/topic/112194-linux-and-mac-installation-guide-bfme/ 3 comments linux_gaming
- NASA Cassini spacecraft photo of Earth as a point of light beyond the rings of Saturn https://pds-imaging.jpl.nasa.gov/data/cassini/cassini_orbiter/coiss_2111/extras/full/1867985223_1868285242/w1868282595_1.img.png 4 comments space
- An asteroid torn apart by the strong gravity of a white dwarf has formed a ring of dust particles and debris orbiting the Earth-sized burnt out stellar core http://phys.org/news/2015-11-asteroid-ripped-star.html? 7 comments science
- If earth already has a decent amount of space debris orbiting it, why doesn't it flatten out and become an artificial ring; likewise, How much more would it need to be visible? https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/5knr9s/if_earth_already_has_a_decent_amount_of_space/ 28 comments askscience
- "A ring of rope is wrapped around the Earth. With only 6.3 additional meters of slack, the rope would hover 1 meter off the ground." Does this surprising fact have a three dimensional equivalent? https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/4xxroa/a_ring_of_rope_is_wrapped_around_the_earth_with/ 399 comments askscience
- Japanese Plan To Build A Ring Of Solar Cells Around The Moon, And Beam Energy Back To Earth | News http://gadgetzz.com/2014/02/05/japanese-plan-build-ring-solar-cells-around-moon-beam-energy-back-earth/ 9 comments technology
- One of the strongest known solar storms blasted Earth in 660 B.C. Traces of the storm preserved in ice cores and tree rings suggest the storm was about 10 times more powerful than the strongest solar storm recorded by scientific instruments. https://www.sciencenews.org/article/one-strongest-known-solar-storms-blasted-earth-660-bc?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=r_science 31 comments science
- Artist's rendering of what the rings around planet J1407b would look like from Earth, if they were around Saturn instead http://cdn.phys.org/newman/gfx/news/hires/2015/2-giganticring.jpg 62 comments space
- NASA releases new image that shows Saturn, its rings and moons, as well as Earth, Venus, and Mars. http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/2013/11/nasa-releases-first-of-its-kind-portrait-of-saturn.html?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=pbsofficial&utm_campaign=newshour 15 comments science
- 50 years ago today Project West Ford installed a ring of copper needles around the Earth. [x-post from /r/history] http://www.damninteresting.com/earths-artificial-ring-project-west-ford/ 4 comments space
- NASA Discovers 3rd Ring of High-Energy Radiation Encircling the Earth http://www.dailygalaxy.com/my_weblog/2013/03/ecoalert-nasa-discovers-3rd-ring-of-high-energy-radiation-encircling-the-earth.html 3 comments space
- After cutting the trunk at more than eight feet above the original base, 4,844 rings were counted. This student had just killed the oldest living thing on earth! http://www.sonic.net/bristlecone/martyr.html 9 comments reddit.com
- In an event named after Douglas Adams, the Earth's magnetic poles flipped around 42,000 years ago in new findings gained from looking at tree rings of the New Zealand's ancient kauri trees https://www.sciencealert.com/earth-s-magnetic-field-flipped-42-000-years-ago-with-dramatic-consequences 9 comments science
- 'Bathtub rings' around Titan's lakes might be made of alien crystals - Scientists re-creating Titan-esque conditions in their laboratory have discovered new compounds and minerals not found on Earth, including a co-crystal made of solid acetylene and butane https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/06/190624111528.htm 8 comments space
- The water in Saturn’s rings and moons is surprisingly like the water on Earth, an unexpected result, given their disparate locations. Even stranger, the water on Saturn’s moon Phoebe (and only Phoebe) is unlike the rest, suggesting it formed even farther out in the solar nebula. http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/d-brief/2018/12/06/phoebe-water-saturn-isotope/ 32 comments space
- The water in Saturn’s rings and moons is just like the water on Earth — an unexpected result, given their disparate locations. Even stranger, the water on Saturn’s moon Phoebe (and only Phoebe) is unlike any water in the solar system. The find suggests Phoebe formed far out in the solar nebula. http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/d-brief/2018/12/06/phoebe-water-saturn-isotope/#.xamyrjnkhty 25 comments science
- If the Earth/Theia collision theory accurate, and it was a glancing blow that did destroy Theia as in the simulation picture in this link, shouldn't Earth have ended up with some pretty snazzy rings like Saturn? It is my understanding Earth size rocky planets CAN have rings. http://i.stack.imgur.com/n8vct.gif 8 comments space
- The Forgotten Cold War Plan That Put a Ring of Copper Around the Earth "It was called Project West Ford, and it’s a perfect, if odd, example of the Cold War paranoia and military mentality at work in America’s early space program" http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2013/08/project-west-ford/ 5 comments space
- Antiproton ring found around Earth: ANTIPROTONS appear to ring the Earth, confined by the planet's magnetic field lines. The antimatter, which may persist for minutes or hours before annihilating with normal matter, could in theory be used to fuel ultra-efficient rockets of the future. http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg21128245.500-antiproton-ring-found-around-earth.html?dcmp=otc-rss&nsref=online-news 5 comments science