Scientists presented a real-life image from an upcoming science fiction film, Hail Mary Projectplot – attenuation of the sun.
The film, scheduled for release in March 2026, revolves around a lone scientist who attempts to discover the secret of how the sun’s brightness decreases by one percent in one year and five percent in two decades.
Experts believe that this scenario is only hypothetical, because if it actually happened, humanity would be wiped out.
A planetary scientist at the California Institute of Technology, Professor David Stevenson, said such a change would eliminate humans from Earth, adding: “The extinction of life on Earth could take a long time because many creatures live underground. »
Currently, Earth absorbs much of the Sun’s energy and reflects only 30% back into space, keeping the planet warm.
Using scientific calculations, experts reveal that if the sun’s brightness decreases, the Earth will cool down quickly.
Just 0.22% less solar energy, while going through a 70-year period of calm known as the Maunder Minimum, resulted in the Little Ice Age on Earth. Temperatures in northern Europe fell by 2°C between 1645 and 1715.
Although humans face the increasing consequences of global warming, global cooling would even prove catastrophic.
A recent report finds that just a 1.8°C drop in global temperature would disrupt food chains by reducing the production of corn, wheat, soybeans and rice by 11 percent, leading to mass famine.
In total, 5.3 billion people could die in just two years if agricultural production fails due to low sunlight.
