A new study indicates that over the next 200-250 million years, Earth may evolve further, transforming its scattered continents into a supercontinent.
Earth may evolve further in the next 200-250 million years. (Illustrative image: Universe Today)
According to The Guardian, over the next 250 million years, Earth’s scattered continents will move together to form the next supercontinent. By that time, the Sun will be slightly brighter, and Earth’s rotation will slow down, making a day about 30 minutes longer than it is now.
Expert Michael Way at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in New York and his colleagues used computer models to study Earth’s potential evolution. The scientists outlined two possible scenarios for the future.
In the first scenario, today’s continents gather to form a developing supercontinent in about 250 million years from now. This landmass is called Aurica.
