2031

• January 1 – Assuming no further extensions to the term of copyrights become law in the interim, books, films, and other works published in 1935 will enter the public domain.
• January – NASA plans to deorbit the International Space Station, directing any unbroken remnants into Point Nemo in the South Pacific Ocean.{{Cite web |date=October 9, 2024 |title=Ocean experts raise concerns over deorbiting the International Space Station |url=https://spacenews.com/ocean-experts-raise-concerns-over-deorbiting-the-international-space-station/#:~:text=As%20of%20now%2C%20the%20agency,environmental%20watchdogs%20ringing%20alarm%20bells. |access-date=January 1, 2025}}{{Cite web |title=The end of an era |date=October 2024 |url=https://aerospaceamerica.aiaa.org/features/the-end-of-an-era/#:~:text=If%20all%20goes%20as%20NASA,be%20deorbited%20then%2C%20if%20ever. |access-date=January 1, 2025}}{{Cite news |url=https://news.sky.com/story/nasa-plans-to-take-international-space-station-out-of-orbit-in-january-2031-by-crashing-it-into-spacecraft-cemetery-12530194 |title=NASA plans to take International Space Station out of orbit in January 2031 by crashing it into 'spacecraft cemetery' |date=1 February 2022 |access-date=1 February 2022 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231010112515/https://news.sky.com/story/nasa-plans-to-take-international-space-station-out-of-orbit-in-january-2031-by-crashing-it-into-spacecraft-cemetery-12530194 |archive-date=10 October 2023 |publisher=Sky News}}
• January – The 2031 World Men's Handball Championship will be held in Denmark, Iceland and Norway.{{Cite web |url=https://www.ihf.info/media-center/news/ihf-council-awards-2029-and-2031-editions-ihf-world-championship |title=IHF Council Awards 2029 and 2031 Editions of the IHF World Championship |publisher=IHF |date=16 April 2024 |access-date=10 March 2025}}{{Cite web |url=https://handbolti.is/fer-hluti-hm-karla-2029-eda-2031-fram-her-a-landi/ |title=Fer hluti HM karla 2029 eða 2031 fram hér á landi? |date=5 July 2023 |website=Handbolti.is |language=is}}
• March 31 – The 2030 World Expo will be closed in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.{{cite web |date=2021-10-29 |title=Saudi capital Riyadh enters race to host 2030 World Expo |url=https://saudigazette.com.sa/article/612921 |access-date=2021-10-29 |website=Saudi Gazette.com |language=English}}{{Cite web |date=28 November 2023 |title=Saudi capital Riyadh to host World Expo 2030 |url=https://arab.news/6fch8 |access-date=10 March 2025 |website=Arab News |language=en}}
• April 5 – Comet Bernardinelli–Bernstein will make its closest approach to Earth at a distance of {{convert|10.1|AU|e9km e9mi|abbr=unit|sigfig=2}}.{{Cite web |title=Giant comet found hidden in dark energy data |date=July 2021 |url=https://www.astronomy.com/science/giant-comet-found-hidden-in-dark-energy-data/ |access-date=July 1, 2021}}{{Cite web |date=October 3, 2021 |title=After 3.5 million-year hiatus, the largest comet ever discovered is headed our way |website=Space.com |url=https://www.space.com/bernardinelli-bernstein-comet-close-approach-2031 |access-date=January 2, 2025 |language=en}}{{cite web |type=2022-02-13 last obs. |title=JPL Small-Body Database Browser: C/2014 UN271 (Bernardinelli–Bernstein) |url=https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/tools/sbdb_lookup.html#/?sstr=1003787 |publisher=Jet Propulsion Laboratory |access-date=14 February 2022}}
• June – VERITAS, a mission by NASA to map the surface of Venus, will be launched.{{Cite web |url=https://spacenews.com/veritas-venus-mission-seeks-to-avoid-further-delays/ |title=VERITAS Venus mission seeks to avoid further delays |work=SpaceNews |date=27 November 2024 |access-date=January 1, 2025}}{{Cite web |title=VERITAS, NASA's Venus mapper |url=https://www.planetary.org/space-missions/veritas |access-date=January 2, 2025 |language=en}}
• July – The Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) will reach Jupiter.{{Cite web |title=JUICE: Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer |url=https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/Juice |access-date=March 6, 2025 |website=nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov}}{{Cite web |date=August 19, 2024 |title=Juice spacecraft to fly-by Earth and Moon in 'world first' |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/articles/cy0nwkeg180o |access-date=January 1, 2025}}{{cite web |url=https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Videos/2022/03/Juice_s_journey_and_Jupiter_system_tour |title=Juice's journey and Jupiter system tour |publisher=ESA |date=29 March 2022 |access-date=3 April 2022 |archive-date=24 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220924065708/https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Videos/2022/03/Juice_s_journey_and_Jupiter_system_tour |url-status=live }}{{cite web |date=28 October 2021 |title=JUpiter ICy moons Explorer (JUICE) |url=https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/display.action?id=JUICE |access-date=10 November 2021 |work=NASA Space Science Data Coordinated Archive |publisher=NASA |archive-date=10 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211110071104/https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/display.action?id=JUICE |url-status=live }}
• September–October – The 2031 Rugby World Cup will be held in the United States.{{Cite web |date=July 12, 2024 |title=Cities descend on Washington DC as interest in Rugby World Cup 2031 and 2033 ramps up |url=https://www.world.rugby/news/943721/cities-descend-on-washington-dc-as-interest-in-rugby-world-cup-2031-and-2033-ramps-up |access-date=January 1, 2025}}{{Cite web |date=May 12, 2022 |title=Rugby World Cup host locations confirmed through to 2033 |url=https://www.rugbyworldcup.com/news/714742/rugby-world-cup-host-locations-confirmed-through-to-2033 |access-date=January 1, 2025 |language=en}}{{cite news |last=Morgan |first=Amy |date=May 12, 2022 |title=The U.S. is named a Rugby World Cup host |url=https://www.npr.org/2022/05/12/1098533209/rugby-world-cup-host-usa |publisher=NPR |access-date=May 14, 2022 |archive-date=June 7, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220607084240/https://www.npr.org/2022/05/12/1098533209/rugby-world-cup-host-usa |url-status=live }}
• October–November – The 2031 Cricket World Cup will be held in India.{{Cite web |date=June 24, 2024 |title=Upcoming ICC Tournament Fixtures and Schedule - From 2025 to 2031 |url=https://www.zapcricket.com/blogs/newsroom/upcoming-icc-tournament-fixtures-and-schedule?srsltid=AfmBOorwcdJHuGb1xUjX89TrlqJ_TI1DMiw5074DjANl-lp0nhmWgIfD |access-date=March 6, 2025 |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=USA to stage T20 World Cup: 2024–2031 ICC Men's tournament hosts confirmed |date=16 November 2021 |url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/usa-to-stage-t20-world-cup-2024-2031-icc-mens-tournament-hosts-confirmed |access-date=9 February 2025|language=en}}
• December – EnVision, an ESA orbital mission to Venus, will be launched.{{Cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-57416589 |title=Europe will join the space party at Planet Venus |publisher=BBC News |date=June 10, 2021 |access-date=January 1, 2025}}{{cite web |last=Foust |first=Jeff |url=https://spacenews.com/veritas-venus-mission-seeks-to-avoid-further-delays/ |title=VERITAS Venus mission seeks to avoid further delays |work=SpaceNews |date=27 November 2024 |access-date=28 November 2024 |quote=EnVision was still planning a launch in December 2031. ESA recently changed the launch vehicle for the mission from an Ariane 62 to an Ariane 64.}}

• The XXII Pan American Games will be held.{{Cite web |date=December 29, 2024 |title=Paraguay Bids To Host The 2030 Youth Olympic Games And 2031 Pan American Games |url=https://asunciontimes.com/sport/international-sport/paraguay-bids-to-host-the-2030-youth-olympic-games-and-2031-pan-american-games/ |access-date=January 1, 2025}}
• The 2031 Women's World Cup will be held in the United States, Mexico, and other CONCACAF members.{{Cite web |date=December 20, 2024 |title=Netflix signs US broadcast deal with FIFA for the Women's World Cup in 2027 and 2031 |publisher=Associated Press |url=https://apnews.com/article/fifa-netflix-2027-womens-world-cup-1d33884fa21a9e4f7ef3bc53b7e14a80 |access-date=January 1, 2025}}{{Cite web |date=October 25, 2024 |title=Japan eye 2031 women's soccer World Cup |url=https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/sport/archives/2024/10/25/2003825844 |access-date=January 1, 2025}}
• The 2031 AFC Asian Cup will be held.{{Cite news |title=Race for 2031 Asian Cup heats up as South Korea express interest |url=https://www.reuters.com/sports/soccer/race-2031-asian-cup-heats-up-south-korea-express-interest-2025-02-28/ |publisher=Reuters}}{{cite web |date=11 December 2024 |title=Indonesia Proposes To Host The 2031 Asian Cup Singles|url=https://voi.id/en/sports/442061|work=VOI|access-date=11 December 2024}}{{Cite news |title=Australia interested in 2031 Asian Cup, Central Asian nations launch joint bid |url=https://www.reuters.com/sports/soccer/central-asian-trio-launch-bid-co-host-asian-cup-finals-2025-02-25/ |publisher=Reuters}}
• In Kazakhstan, the switch of the writing script of the Kazakh language from the Cyrillic alphabet to the Latin alphabet is scheduled to be fully implemented by 2031.{{Cite web |date=27 October 2017 |title=Kazakhstan to change from Cyrillic to Latin alphabet |url=https://emerging-europe.com/news/kazakhstans-alphabet-switch-reflects-wider-societal-changes/ |access-date=9 March 2025 |publisher=Deutsche Welle |language=en-GB}}{{cite web |title=Switching to Latin alphabet further opens Kazakhstan to the world |url=https://astanatimes.com/2018/03/switching-to-latin-alphabet-further-opens-kazakhstan-to-the-world/ |website=Astana Times |date=13 March 2018 |access-date=9 March 2025}}{{cite news |url=https://www.rferl.org/a/kazakh-president-orders-shift-from-cyrillic/28425590.html |title=Kazakh President Orders Shift Away From Cyrillic Alphabet |work=Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty |date=April 12, 2017 |access-date=October 30, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-date=July 6, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170706223651/https://www.rferl.org/a/kazakh-president-orders-shift-from-cyrillic/28425590.html}}

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