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…so pack up all your clothes.

“Life on Earth is at the ever-increasing risk of being wiped out by a disaster, such as sudden global warming, nuclear war, a genetically engineered virus or other dangers we have not yet thought of.

Fear not, though. They’ve got some ideas on where we can go:

“We won’t find anywhere as nice as Earth unless we go to another star system,” he added.

Space enthusiasts said Hawking’s vision is achievable.

“We’re pretty sure that everything we need to live is on Mars. There’s plenty of water and there’s a little bit of an atmosphere,” said Dr. David Robertson, director of the Center for Space Physiology and Medicine at Vanderbilt University.

Mars, huh?

Hmmm. I wonder if they got Manolos there.

NY Daily News: Earth’s days are numbered, Hawking says