NASA Supercomputer Models Predict Earth Will Lose All Oxygen Much Sooner Than We Thought

Crescent Earth hangs over crater chains as the Artemis II crew prepares for Earthset. (Credit: NASA)

Earth's Oxygen-rich atmosphere has a 'sell-by date' that is arriving much sooner than previously estimated, according to startling new NASA-backed research.

Using advanced supercomputer simulations, planetary scientists Kazumi Ozaki and Christopher T. Reinhard have found that our planet's breathable air will effectively vanish in roughly one billion years.