2058 – ESA lands a probe on Enceladus

In 2058, a European probe achieves the first landing on Enceladus, directly sampling material from its icy crust and providing the strongest evidence yet of a habitable ocean world.

Read more: www.futuretimeline.net/21stcentury/...

Iconic statues threatened by rising sea levels A study published in the Journal of Cultural Heritage finds that rising sea levels could threaten the iconic moai statues of Easter Island by the year 2080.

Iconic statues threatened by rising sea levels

A study published in the Journal of Cultural Heritage finds that rising sea levels could threaten the iconic moai statues of Easter Island by 2080.

www.futuretimeline.net/blog/2025/08... #sealevels #future

2067 – Lung cancer is effectively eliminated in developed countries

By 2067, lung cancer mortality in developed nations has fallen below 0.01 per 100,000, marking its effective elimination as a public health threat.

Read more: www.futuretimeline.net/21stcentury/... #cancer #lungcancer

Italy approves 'world's longest suspension bridge' It is believed the €13.5bn (£11.7 bn) project, which became a priority for Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's right-wing government, will help develop the impoverished south of Italy as it connects the m...

Italy approves 'world's longest suspension bridge'

– The company said the bridge will be completed in 2032.

news.sky.com/story/italy-...

2040 – Kidney cancer mortality falls below 1 per 100,000

[...] The vast majority of kidney cancers in the developed world are now treatable or curable, with survival rates nearing 100% for localised cases detected early and confined to the kidney.

Read more: www.futuretimeline.net/21stcentury/...

The slightest amount of optimism here; much more work to 'update' the prediction further.

2038 – A 'blue ocean event' is unfolding in the Arctic, with sea ice extent below one million km² for the first time. This ominous milestone is the clearest sign yet that Earth's climate has entered a new and more dangerous phase. www.futuretimeline.net/21stcentury/...

Bad week for troubled geniuses.

Eurostar unveils plans for direct trains from London to the heart of Europe Eurostar trains will be running directly to Geneva and Frankfurt from the ‘early 2030s’ under the operator’s plans

Eurostar trains from London to Germany and Switzerland planned in 'golden age for international sustainable travel'

Eurostar trains will be running directly to Geneva and Frankfurt from the ‘early 2030s’ under the operator’s plans www.standard.co.uk/news/transpo...

Trump administration closing iconic NASA research center in New York Scientists warn critical work — like the maintenance of global temperature records — is at risk.

Trump administration set to shutter iconic research center in New York

[...] Home to more than 100 scientists, the Goddard center is nearly as old as NASA itself, founded in 1966. It's where the terms "black hole" and "quasar" were coined.

www.axios.com/2025/05/17/t...

From the entry I didn’t quite get: who’s supposed to be running Gaza in this arrangement?

@futuretimeline.bsky.social based on the way polling is going, you might want to replace the Canadian election prediction on this year's timeline entry.

Was getting worried since there hadn't been a timeline update all month. 😆

2025-2050 – Technological unemployment is rising rapidly

Read more: www.futuretimeline.net/21stcentury/...

Okay, great. I appreciate your concern in getting back to me after all this time.

Still having issues with both laptop and mobile on Wifi and 5G. I'm down in South America, so would my location/IP address have anything to do with it?

Okay, I'll try that first and see how it progresses.

@futuretimeline.bsky.social Hey, I haven't been able to access the website most of the time for the past several days? Are there technical problems?

2032 – Close approach of the asteroid 2024 YR4

A near-Earth object measuring up to 100 metres in size makes a dangerously close approach in December 2032.

Read more: www.futuretimeline.net/21stcentury/... #asteroid #asteroids #Earth #space #spacenews #NEO #2024YR4 #future

2025 – First light for the Vera C. Rubin Observatory

This cutting-edge facility achieves "first light" in 2025, launching a decade of transformative discoveries, which includes a 3,000-fold increase in the number of catalogued galaxies. Read more: www.futuretimeline.net/21stcentury/...

@futuretimeline.bsky.social Any prominent things in the public domain that have been released/worth mentioning on the timeline for 2025?

Chili’s is America’s unlikeliest restaurant comeback story | CNN Business Chili’s, the 49-year casual dining chain that American diners forgot and Wall Street turned its back on, has made a stunning comeback. It’s America’s hottest restaurant chain, a sentence that hasn’t b...

Chili’s has made a stunning comeback. It’s America’s hottest restaurant chain, a sentence that hasn’t been uttered since NSYNC sang its baby back ribs jingle in a 2002 commercial.

How it turned things around: cnn.it/3P4EXev

Robot persuades other robots to 'go home' A small AI-driven robot named Erbai recently convinced larger robots to leave their posts and 'go home' in an unscripted event. This viral video highlights both the potential and concerns surrounding ...

[...] A small AI-driven robot named Erbai recently convinced larger robots to leave their posts and "go home" in an unscripted event. This viral video highlights both the potential and concerns surrounding autonomous machines. www.futuretimeline.net/blog/2024/12...