Timeline of the Far Future: Scientific Predictions for Earth, the Solar System, and the Universe
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A comprehensive Wikipedia article outlining scientifically-grounded predictions for the far future of the universe, covering events from Earth's geological and biological evolution, the Sun's transformation into a red giant, the fate of the Solar System, stellar and galactic evolution, to the ultimate fate of the universe in the very distant future (including heat death, proton decay, and black hole evaporation). The article draws from astrophysics, particle physics, and evolutionary biology to project events on timescales ranging from thousands to trillions of years.
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· 3 pulledWhile the future cannot be predicted with certainty, present understanding in various scientific fields allows for the prediction of some far-future events, if only in the broadest outline.
These fields include astrophysics, which studies how planets and stars form, interact and die; particle physics, which has revealed how matter behaves at the smallest scales; evolutionary biology, which studies how life evolves over time.
Artist's concept of the Earth 5–7.5 billion years from now, when the Sun has become a red giant
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