Fact Check: Did NASA Confirm the 'End of the World' Date?

The late theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking predicted our planet's demise by 2600. Does NASA agree with him?

The late renowned theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking made numerous predictions about the future of our planet, with one of his most famous foreseeing a grim scenario by the year 2600.Hawking, who died in 2018, suggested that, due to population growth and unchecked energy consumption, Earth could transform into a giant ball of fire if humanity failed to address these issues.

While NASA has publicly addressed many of the same concerns, it has by no means confirmed a date for the world's end.For example, on climate change, the space agency warns that 'the effects of human-caused global warming are happening now, are irreversible for people alive today, and will worsen as long as humans add greenhouse gases to the atmosphere.

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