Shocking prophecy of the end of the world happening in 2060

British genius physicist Stephen Hawking once made a prediction about the end of the world . According to him, the Earth will be destroyed in the year 2600. Photo: Mike Hutchings.

Mr. Hawking believes that overpopulation will lead to unsustainable energy use and the ultimate result is the destruction of the world . Photo: Angela Micu.

Although the time when physicist Hawking predicted the end of the world will happen is quite far away, he believes that humans need to leave Earth soon and build "a new home on another planet". Building a new settlement for humans to survive on another planet could take up to 100 years. Photo: Wikimedia Commons: NASA.

Contrary to physicist Hawking, famous British scientist Isaac Newton predicted that the world would collapse and be reset in 2060. Photo: Oxford Science Archive/Getty.

"The world may end later (in 2060), but I see no reason for it to end earlier," Newtonian physicist predicted about the apocalypse. Photo: Imagno / Contributor via Getty Images.

Newton made his doomsday prediction after spending a lot of time studying theology, God and religion. Photo: Apic / Contributor via Getty Images.

Nostradamus was a famous French prophet and astrologer who lived in the 16th century. He published Les Propheties (The Prophecies) in 1555. Photo: kqed.

Nostradamus' book of 900 verses predicts major events from the mid-16th century until the end of the world. Photo: Leemage/Corbis via Getty Images.

According to Nostradamus' prediction, humanity will come to an end in the year 3797. Some believe that, at that time, humanity may actually be on the brink of extinction. Photo: vancouversun.

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