Elon Musk has stirred up global concern with his chilling warning: 'eventually, all life on Earth will be destroyed by the sun.' But thanks to groundbreaking research from NASA and Tōhō University, we now have a timeline for this cosmic catastrophe.

Utilizing sophisticated supercomputers and mathematical models, scientists forecast that life on our planet could become unsustainable by the distant year of 1,000,002,021. As the sun continues to grow hotter and brighter, it will drive global temperatures up while steadily depleting oxygen levels.

In approximately five billion years, the sun will enter its red giant phase—a phase that could result in the engulfment of inner planets, including Earth! Yes, you read that right: the sun, as it exhausts its hydrogen fuel, will expand dramatically, posing a serious threat to our very existence.

Why Mars Matters: Musk's Vision for Humanity's Future

While this apocalypse is far in the future, it continues to fuel Musk's relentless quest to colonize Mars. He has famously dubbed the red planet 'life insurance for life collectively.' Speaking to Fox’s Jesse Watters, Musk said, 'The sun is gradually expanding, and at some point, we need to be a multi-planet civilization because Earth will be incinerated.'