An Explanation of a Number of Possible Scenarios That Could Destroy the Earth

In a recent episode of PBS Space Time, host Gabe Perez-Giz looks at possible scenarios that could destroy the Earth. The episode doesn’t just look at things that could wipe out life on Earth–Perez-Giz discusses things that would physically destroy the planet itself. The episode weighs the potential of Earth’s destruction by nuclear annihilation, asteroid or planet collision, the expansion of the Sun, and even the end of the Universe itself.