Scientists confirm when Elon Musk’s bleak doomsday prediction about the end of humanity will come true

People really seem to enjoy talking about the end of the world. It’s something that sparks curiosity, fear, and even excitement for some. Now, scientists have taken a closer look at a worrying prediction made by Elon Musk, the billionaire behind SpaceX and Tesla. He has been warning for years that Earth won’t always be a safe home for humans, and we’ll need to find a way to live somewhere else, like Mars. Recently, scientists have backed up his idea and even tried to guess when this doomsday might actually happen.

Throughout history, people have often predicted the end of the world. Some said it would happen in 2012. Others believe it will be caused by a giant asteroid, a nuclear war, or our own actions—especially when it comes to climate change and pollution. These predictions come and go, but the fear that one day Earth might no longer be safe stays in the back of many people’s minds.

Elon Musk believes that one day, the Earth will be destroyed by the Sun. He says the Sun is slowly getting bigger and hotter, and eventually, it will burn up everything around it. That includes our planet. That’s why he’s been pushing so hard to develop space travel. He doesn’t just want people to go to Mars for fun—he wants humans to move there and live there. In an interview on May 5, Musk said we need to become a species that lives on more than one planet. That way, if something terrible happens to Earth, human life can continue somewhere else. He called Mars a kind of “life insurance” for humanity.

He explained that the Sun is slowly expanding, and while it’s not an immediate danger, it’s a real problem in the distant future. Even though we won’t be around when it happens, he believes we should start planning for it now. If we wait too long, it might be too late to do anything about it.

Scientists from NASA and Japan’s Tōhō University agree that Earth won’t last forever. Using powerful supercomputers and complex math, they tried to predict when the planet will become unlivable. They estimate that by the year 1,000,002,021, Earth will be too hot, and there won’t be enough oxygen for humans to survive. That’s obviously a very, very long time from now, but it shows that Earth has an expiration date.

In about five billion years, the Sun will reach a stage called the “red giant” phase. During this time, the Sun will grow so large that it could swallow the inner planets—Mercury, Venus, and possibly even Earth. If that happens, nothing will be left of our world.

Even though this might sound like science fiction, the signs are already showing. We can see that the planet is getting hotter. Ice is melting, sea levels are rising, and weather patterns are changing. These changes are dangerous and are already affecting millions of people. If we keep damaging the planet, we might make it unlivable much sooner than the scientists’ predictions.

So while the final destruction of Earth is billions of years away, there’s still a lot to worry about right now. Musk thinks we should start building a future in space before it’s too late. He’s not alone—many scientists and experts believe we need to take these warnings seriously.

But for now, Earth is still our only home. It’s where all life that we know exists. So even as we look to the stars, it’s important that we protect our planet while we still can. And maybe one day, when our time here is up, we’ll be ready to live among the stars—just like Musk dreams.