Earth is a dynamic planet, constantly changing over time. But what will happen to Earth in 100 trillion years? It’s impossible to predict with any certainty, but scientists have some ideas about what the future may hold.
In 100 trillion years, the sun will have grown significantly brighter and hotter. This will cause the Earth’s oceans to evaporate, leaving the planet dry and barren. The atmosphere will also be much thinner, and the surface temperature will be much higher. This will make it impossible for life to exist on the surface.
The Earth’s orbit will also have changed significantly. The planet will have moved farther away from the sun, resulting in much colder temperatures. This will cause the Earth’s atmosphere to freeze, forming a thick layer of ice. This ice will eventually cover the entire planet, making it uninhabitable.
However, life may still exist in the oceans. The extreme cold temperatures will cause the water to freeze, but beneath the ice, the water will remain liquid. This could provide a refuge for some forms of life, such as microbes.
The sun will also have grown much larger. This will cause the Earth to move even farther away from the sun, making it even colder. Eventually, the Earth will become so cold that all life will be unable to survive.
In 100 trillion years, the Earth will have changed dramatically. The oceans will have evaporated, the atmosphere will have frozen, and the surface temperature will be too high for life to exist. But life may still exist in the oceans beneath the ice.
Eventually though, Earth will resemble Venus today–a hellish world of extreme high temperatures where nothing can survive. As the sun’s luminosity continues to increase, there are other possibilities for life on planets like Mars and even Saturn’s moon Titan.
In 100 trillion years, the Earth will have changed beyond recognition. But while life may no longer exist on the planet, it could still exist elsewhere in the universe. And who knows what other forms of life may have evolved by then? The possibilities are truly endless.
