YEARS FROM NOW: 1,000,000
Highest estimated time until the red supergiant star Betelgeuse explodes in a
supernova. The explosion is expected to be easily visible in daylight.
The Grand Canyon will erode further, deepening slightly, but principally
widening into a broad valley surrounding the Colorado River.
Maximum estimated time before the moon Phobos collides with Mars.
The Big Island becomes the last of the current Hawaiian Islands to sink beneath the surface of the ocean.