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PBS Space Time

New Evidence: Earth Had Rings (and Might Regain Them)

Season 11 Episode 1 | 16m 30s

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.

Aired: 04/02/25
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Did you know that many of us have up to 4% neanderthal DNA?
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What if the Big Bang was just an endless cycle?
Episode: S10 E35 | 16:35
Watch • 19:39
PBS Space Time
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Why are billions suddenly being pumped into fusion startups?
Episode: S10 E34 | 19:39
Watch • 16:36
PBS Space Time
The Crisis in Physics: Why the Higgs Boson Should Not Exist!
The universe should've collapsed after the Big Bang, but a light Higgs boson let us exist.
Episode: S10 E33 | 16:36
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Maybe dark energy doesn't exist?
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PBS Space Time
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Dark matter has eluded us for many decades but we may be able to discover more now.
Episode: S10 E31 | 18:32
Watch • 15:35
PBS Space Time
Does Infinity - Infinity = an Electron
What do you get if you combine something that’s infinitely massive and negative infinitely massive?
Episode: S10 E30 | 15:35
Watch • 13:39
PBS Space Time
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What does an electron really look like?
Episode: S10 E29 | 13:39