Professor Stephen Hawking says humans will be WIPED OUT in 1,000 years unless we find new planet

The world's most influential scientist says humans must continue to go into space to find a new place to live or otherwise face mass extinction

 

BYANTHONY BOND-17 NOV 2016

Professor Stephen Hawking says humans have less than 1,000 years on Earth before we are wiped out by extinction.

The celebrated physicist said humans will only survive if another planet was found to live on.

The 74-year-old said unless this happens then humans will be wiped out in a mass extinction.

Speaking at the Oxford Union, he said: “We must also continue to go into space for the future of humanity.

"I don’t think we will survive another 1000 years without escaping beyond our fragile planet.”

 

• Professor Stephen Hawking predicts future of robots, driverless cars with children battling to save the planet

The 74-year-old says nuclear war and climate change threaten the survival of humans (Photo: Adam Gerrard/Daily Mirror)

Hawking has previously warned that humans survival is at risk from nuclear war, genetically engineered viruses and global warming, the New Zealand Herald reported.

Speaking recently, Hawking said our future would be a robot world where our children battle climate change .

The world's most influential scientist said our children have a lot to look forward to with new discoveries but also face a battle to protect the world.

He said: "There are a lot of children here and I would like to speak about what the future will be like when they are older.

"They have many things to look forward to such as the development of robots, driverless cars and computers that will win every game you play.

Professor Hawking said our future will include robots and driverless cars (Photo: Getty)

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