Artemis 2 is the first crewed spacecraft to travel beyond Earth orbit since Apollo 17 in 1972.
[moved from 2023 to 2024. Latest known schedule is May 2024]
Xuntian is China's first major space-based telescope. Its standout feature is a field of view 350 times larger than that of the Hubble Space Telescope.
This year sees the completion of a major high-rise project in Toronto, which becomes the first skyscraper in Canada to exceed 300 m (984 ft) in height.
Following 4K volumetric in the 2060s, light field is the next generation of display technology. This provides full parallax and enables multiple observers to view 3D content from many different angles.
More than 100 countries now allow the use of cannabis for non-medical purposes, although progress towards legalisation remains slow in Asia and the Middle East.
By 2120, the final burials are taking place at Finland's high-level nuclear waste repository, before the access tunnel is backfilled and sealed for 100,000 years.
