“The future of humanity is going to bifurcate in two directions: Either it’s going to become multiplanetary, or it’s going to remain confined to one planet and eventually there’s going to be an extinction event.”
— Elon Musk
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Humanity has two possible futures ahead. In one, people will learn to live on other planets, spreading out into space. This could offer safety if something terrible happens on Earth, like a big natural disaster, a war, or an environmental collapse. Imagine it as having multiple homes; if one is harmed, you still have places to go. In the other future, humans stay only on Earth. If a huge catastrophe occurs and we can't survive it, all humans might eventually die out. This is like putting all your eggs in one basket—if the basket falls, all the eggs break. To prepare, people can innovate and support science that explores space to give humanity a better chance at survival.
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