The end of the world

11 scientifically proven scenariosWhat if... a rogue planet grazed the Earth? What if... the Earth left its orbit? What if... the Earth stopped rotating? What if... a meteorite crashed into the middle of the Atlantic Ocean? What if... the Sun suddenly went out? What if... a supervolcano erupted in the United States? What if... humanity fell victim to a giant solar storm? What if... a neutron star hurtled towards Earth? What if... a black hole the size of a soccer ball grazed Earth? What if... the star Betelgeuse exploded into a supernova? These are eleven apocalyptic scenarios exploring an unlikely but possible future. All of these extraordinary events are scientifically credible. Some of these disasters have even already occurred in the recent past. Proof of this is the meteorite that crashed into the Yucatan and wiped out the dinosaurs... Luc Mary, a science historian, is the author of some fifty popular science books and books on personalities such as Thomas Pesquet and Elon Musk.