What is most likely the ultimate fate of the planet Earth? Astronomy Our Solar System The Earth 1 Answer Peter Oct 28, 2016 It will be enveloped by the sun. Explanation: When our sun is in the final stages of burning its hydrogen it will go through a period of expansion. Many astronomers expect that expansion to spread as far as the Earth in its orbit bringing about its ultimate demise. Answer link Related questions What's the Earth's "absolute" speed? i.e. in relation to the central Sun, the first-order star,... How does density affect earth's layers? How fast does the earth rotate? How does this compare to the rotation of other planets? At what speed does the earth travel on its orbit around the sun? What would happen if the earth's rotation was faster or slower? How fast does earth rotate near the equator? How fast does the earth rotate per second? How fast is the earth traveling along its orbit? How fast does the earth rotate on its axis? How fast does the earth rotate in one minute? What is the formula to determine this? See all questions in The Earth Impact of this question 1618 views around the world You can reuse this answer Creative Commons License