In the solar system, Mars is the best choice for human habitation other than Earth. Although various countries' space agencies have prepared for manned exploration missions to Mars, these activities will not be implemented until a few decades from now, and each round trip for exploration would take approximately 450 days.
According to the UK's Daily Mail website on January 7th, just before his birthday, this scientific genius participated in a BBC program, answering questions from listeners. Hawking believed that within the next 1,000 years, it is almost certain that Earth will be destroyed by some major disaster, such as nuclear war or global warming. Therefore, he emphasized that humans must relocate to other planets. "In case of Earth's extinction, humans must live on Mars or other celestial bodies in the solar system, but this won't happen within the next 100 years," said Hawking.
Hawking stated: "Human extinction is possible, but not inevitable. I am an optimist; I believe that the development and progress of science and technology will eventually lead humanity out of the solar system and to more distant places in the universe."
The UK's renowned physicist Stephen Hawking is hailed as one of the most outstanding theoretical physicists since Einstein, solving many mysteries about the origin of the universe. Just before his 70th birthday on January 8th, he predicted again that humans will migrate to Mars and ultimately conquer the universe.
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