A few months before his death, the prominent theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking warned humanity about the future catastrophe of planetary scale. Its forecasts made on the basis of scientific models today are confirmed by organizations such as NASA.
During a speech at the TenCent We Summit 2017 in Beijing, Hawking stated that by 2600 the earth would turn into a "huge fiery ball". He explained this by the exponential growth of the population, the depletion of natural resources and uncontrolled environmental pollution. Hawking has urged humanity to prepare for the colonization of other planets now to avoid complete destruction of the species.
Although NASA disagreed with the specific time scale proposed by a physicist, at the end of 2024, the agency officially stated that he was studying Hawking's research in the framework of the analysis of global environmental risks. The agency's experts have acknowledged that the current rate of consumption and degradation of the environment can really lead to catastrophe - and even faster than Hocking.
In addition, Hawking actively supported projects aimed at interplanetary expansion. In particular, the BreakthRough Starshot , which provides for thousands of mini-zones to the nearest star systems in order to find new homes for humanity.
“If we do not start colonizing other planets, we are doomed. The future of humanity is between the stars, ”Hawking argued.
NASA, in turn, continues to study the possibility of creating extraterrestrial settlements, in particular - on Mars. Although the real terms remain uncertain, experts agree that our civilization must be prepared for the fact that the land will not be eternally fit for life.
