The water found on Moon is enough for about 1 million people - Vladimir Surdin

We still need to develop the Earth, but think about where we can move if the conditions on Earth become impossible for life, which, in principle, will happen sooner or later. We still have at least several hundred million years of normal life on Earth ahead of us.

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In about one and a half billion years, it will be unbearably hot on Earth.

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Under the ground of the Moon and Mars, where there is no cosmic radiation, it is quite possible to create a city, base. A thickness of two to three meters of soil is enough to protect against radiation, but four or five meters is better, this is a reliable protection. It's easy to do.

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A human being cannot live on the Moon and Mars for more than six months.

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So far, we have discovered only one useful resource on the Moon – water. It will be enough for about a million people for many years.

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There are already engineering projects aimed at creating flying colonies and flying cities in the atmosphere of Venus.

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Venus wasn't always that hot, something happened there about a billion years ago, something happened that directly reshaped this planet. It is very important to understand that this may one day happen on Earth.

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Today, the cost of lifting 1 kg of anything to the International Space Station is 20,000-25,000 dollars, and Venus is three times more expensive. One kilogram of bread will cost 75,000 dollars.

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As the Sun gets hotter, Titan will turn into a very Earth-like planet.

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In about 4 billion years, when our Sun becomes a very powerful source of heat and light and enters the so-called red giant phase, Pluto will become quite favorable for life.

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Interview with Vladimir Surdin as part of NEWS.am's new project.

VLADIMIR SURDIN

Vladimir Surdin is a Soviet and Russian astronomer and popularizer of science. He hosts the Unearthly Podcast channel on YouTube. He is a candidate of physical and mathematical sciences, associate professor. P.K. Senior Researcher of Sternberg State Astronomical Institute, Associate Professor of Physics Faculty of Moscow State University. He is a 2012 laureate of Belyaev and Enlightener awards.