Stephen Hawking gives the world 1,000 more years to support humans

<p>One of the world's most famous scientists, Stephen Hawking, says our planet has an <a href="http://www.express.co.uk/news/science/732606/Stephen-Hawking-end-of-the-world" target="_blank">expiration date</a>. Don't freak out too much, though. It's probably not going to affect you.</p><p>Hawking said in a lecture at Oxford University he doubts humanity will last for another 1,000 years — unless we can move on and inhabit Mars or another planet.</p><p><b>SEE MORE: <a href="http://www.newsy.com/videos/scientists-hope-to-test-asteroid-deflection-strategy-in-2020/">Scientists Really Want To Smash A Spacecraft Into An Asteroid</a></b></p><p>The famed physicist said <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2016/11/17/stephen-hawking-just-gave-humanity-a-due-date-for-finding-another-planet/" target="_blank">dwindling resources</a> on our big blue planet mean we humans will eventually have to find another home.</p><p>Hawking added that threats like nuclear war, climate change or artificial intelligence run amok a la "Terminator" could make humanity's time on Earth even shorter.</p><p>Fortunately, NASA's been scanning the stars for a suitable replacement planet, and it's found a few thousand <a href="https://exoplanets.nasa.gov/the-search-for-life/habitable-zones/" target="_blank">potential candidates</a> beyond our solar system.</p><p><b>SEE MORE: <a href="http://www.newsy.com/videos/what-kind-of-society-would-a-mars-colony-be/">If You Want To Live On Mars, Be Prepared To Build Your Own Society</a></b></p><p>But until we have the technology to get people out that far, we'll have to settle for our nearest not-quite-habitable neighbor, Mars. SpaceX founder <a href="http://www.newsy.com/videos/elon-musk-has-a-rocket-that-could-get-us-to-mars/" target="_blank">Elon Musk</a> hopes humans <a href="http://www.newsy.com/videos/elon-musk-presents-transportation-plans-for-colonizing-mars/" target="_blank">will arrive</a> on the red planet <a href="http://money.cnn.com/2016/09/27/technology/spacex-elon-musk-mars-colonization/" target="_blank">by 2025</a>.</p><hr><b>Trending stories at <a href="http://www.newsy.com">Newsy.com</a></b><ul class="inline-related-links"><li><a href="http://www.newsy.com/videos/these-origami-elephants-hope-to-save-real-ones/">Origami Might Actually Help Save Elephants</a></li><li><a href="http://www.newsy.com/videos/surgeon-general-urges-public-to-see-addiction-as-a-disease/">Surgeon General Urges Public To See Addiction As A Disease</a></li><li><a href="http://www.newsy.com/videos/why-animals-die-in-masses/">When Animals Die In Masses, It's Freaky — But Not Unnatural</a></li></ul>