science predictions for 2024 | Future timeline
Read science predictions for 2024, a year that will see the world transform thanks to scientific disruptions that will impact a wide range of sectors—and we explore many of them below. It’s your future, discover what you’re in for.
Quantumrun Foresight prepared this list; A futurist consulting firm that uses strategic foresight to help companies thrive from future trends. This is just one of many possible futures society may experience.
science forecasts for 2024
- A total solar eclipse event is scheduled from April 3-9, 2024 across North America. Likelihood: 80 percent.1
- A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying a lunar lander is launched to conduct 10 science and technology experiments. Likelihood: 65 percent.1
- Volcanic comet 12P/Pons-Brooks makes its closest approach to Earth and may be seen by the naked eye on the sky. Likelihood: 75 percent.1
- NASA launches the lunar program “Artemis" with a two-person crew spacecraft. Likelihood: 80 percent1
- The National Aeronautics and Space Administration launches the Psyche mission, aiming to study the unique metal-rich asteroid orbiting the Sun between Mars and Jupiter. Likelihood: 50 percent1
- Space Entertainment Enterprise launches a film production studio 250 miles above Earth. Likelihood: 70 percent1
- The European Space Agency launches an initial satellite, the Lunar Pathfinder, to the moon to study orbits and communication capabilities. Likelihood: 70 percent1
- The Extremely Large Telescope (ELT), the world's largest optical and infrared telescope, is completed. 1
- Global reserves of Indium is fully mined and depleted1
Forecast
In 2024, a number of science breakthroughs and trends will become available to the public, for example:
Prediction
Science related predictions due to make an impact in 2024 include:
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