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What will Earth look like a billion years from now? In this mind-bending exploration, we take you on a journey far beyond human history, deep into the cosmic future of our planet.
Astronomers have detected a half-kilometre wide asteroid that appears to be on a collision course with the Earth — in 172 years time. An artist's image depicts an asteroid hitting Earth.
About every thousand years an extreme blast from the Sun ’s surface “like a searchlight into space ” can severely disrupt the Earth ’s ozone layer and impact all life on Earth, a new study warns. This ...
A massive asteroid the size of the Empire State Building could hit Earth in 159 years, and NASA scientists will get their first up-close glimpse of a piece of it this weekend.
In this documentary, we explore the future of Earth 1000 years from now, imagining a world without humans. As humanity vanishes, the world will undergo dramatic changes.
The world’s geoscientists have spoken: a survey of more than 1,100 experts, on how Earth science can be best applied to safeguard the planet’s future, points to new directions.