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Will the Universe end?

70%
524 forecasters
32
53

If life is discovered in the solar system before 2050, where will it be first discovered?

Mars
33%
Europa
31%
Enceladus
10%
7 others
16
16

When will successful sample return missions occur for the following destinations?

Venus
Jan 2036
Outer planets
Jan 2036
Mars
Sep 2033
8
14

Will Parker Solar Probe survive its 24 loops around the sun while getting just a few million miles away from the surface of our star?

90%
129 forecasters
15
18

Will any conclusive evidence for extraterrestrial life, past or present, be discovered within our Solar System by 2050?

48%
1262 forecasters
50
91

By 2100, will the human population decrease by at least 10% during any period of 5 years?

36%
379 forecasters
58
20

When will the first O'Neill cylinder variant be completed?

2097
35 forecasters
6
11

Will faster-than-light communication be possible before 2300?

10%
49 forecasters
3
3

Will alien technosignatures be detected before 2050?

3%
460 forecasters
57
70

Will SpinLaunch lift a satellite to low Earth orbit by 2032?

4%
64 forecasters
15
23

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