{"page":"\n\n
\n
\n
\n
\n
\n\nVideo\n
\n

\nEarth Had Rings (and Might Regain Them)\n

\n
\n
\nGet Free Access for 10 Days!\n
\n
\n
\n
\n
\n
×
\n\n\n
\n\nPublisher:\n\nPBS\n\n\n
\n
\nPlanet Earth is the jewel of the solar system—the shimmery blue oceans, the verdant green forests, the wispy whimsical cloud formations. Saturn is the only competitor for most gorgeous planet with that giant ring system. Hmm… what if we...\nPlanet Earth is the jewel of the solar system—the shimmery blue oceans, the verdant green forests, the wispy whimsical cloud formations. Saturn is the only competitor for most gorgeous planet with that giant ring system. Hmm… what if we could put the jewel of the Earth in its own ring? Then no contest. Well, there’s an extremely good chance that Earth once DID have a ring system. At least, that’s the proposal by a recent study that has evidence that a mysterious burst in meteor activity nearly half a billion years ago was actually caused by that ancient ring system collapsing onto the Earth. And, you know, if we had a ring once maybe we can have one again.\n
\n
\n\n
\n
\n
\n
\n

Resource Details

\n
\n
\n
\n
Curator Rating
\n
\n
\n
\n
\n
\n
Educator Rating
Not yet Rated
\n
\n
\n
\n
\n
Media Length
\n
16:30
\n
\n
\n
\n
\n
Grade
12th - Higher Ed
\n
\n
\n
\n
\n
Subjects
Science
8 more...
\n
\n
\n
\n
\n
Media Type
Instructional Videos
\n
\n
\n
\n
\n
Source:
\n
\nPBS Space Time\n\n
\n
\n
\n
\n
\n
Date
\n
2025
\n
\n
\n
\n
\n\n
Language
English
\n
\n
\n
\n
\n
Audiences
For Teacher Use
2 more...
\n
\n
\n
\n
\n
Usage Permissions
Fine Print: Educational Use
\n
\n
\n
\n
\n
\n

Additional Materials

\n
\n\nSign in or Join Now
\" data-title=\"Get Full Access\" data-container=\"body\" rel=\"popover\" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"/subscription/new\">Video Transcript\n
\n
\n\nSign in or Join Now
\" data-title=\"Get Full Access\" data-container=\"body\" rel=\"popover\" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"/subscription/new\">Video Preview\n
\n
\n
\n

Concepts

\n
\n
black holes, space, outer space, quantum mechanics, time, the universe, science fiction, gravitational field
\n
\n\n\n
\n
\n
\n
\n

Additional Tags

\n
\n
space news, earth rings, space news today, space news 2025, rings, ring, earth ring system, black hole, black hole physics, physics, astrophysics, space physics, pbs, space time, pbs space time, matt o’dowd, einstein, einsteinian physics, general relativity, special relativity, dark energy, dark matter, math, calculus, maths, holographic universe, holographic principle, rare earth, planetary ring, dynamically hot, dynamically cold, roche limit, tidal forces, shooting stars, hernantian glaciation, ice age, solar system, asteroid belt, growing clump, impact craters, 1st place, ring system
\n
\n\n\n
\n
\n
\n
\n

Classroom Considerations

\n
Video is ad-free
\n
\n
\n

Educator Ratings

\n
\n
\n
\n
\n
\n\nShow resource details\n
\n
\n\" data-title=\"Get Full Access\" data-container=\"body\" rel=\"popover\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Play video: Earth Had Rings (and Might Regain Them)\" href=\"/subscription/new\">\"Earth\n\n
\n
\n
\n\n\n\n"}