Be it climate change or rogue artificial intelligence, Elon Musk often turns to Twitter to share his concerns regarding the future of life on Earth. And this time, the tech boss has offered a grave perspective on the fate of humanity. Responding to a recent article which argues the world may soon hit'peak person' as fertility rates drop, Musk warned the global population is'accelerating towards collapse, but few seem to notice or care.' Be it climate change or rogue artificial intelligence, Elon Musk often turns to Twitter to share his concerns regarding the future of life on Earth. When asked at the Code Conference in California if the answer to the question of whether we are in a simulated computer game was'yes', Elon Musk said'probably.' Musk believes that computer game technology, particularly virtual reality, is already approaching a point that it is indistinguishable from reality.

In a major press conference this past fall, and later a published paper, Elon Musk laid out extensive details on his radical vision of an Interplanetary Transport System to ferry humans to Mars. The first trip aims to fit 100 passengers, and ultimately, subsequent missions could grow to upwards of 200 – but, despite all of the information Musk has shared, where these passengers will live during the 80-day journey remains a mystery. To visualize what the habitation section of the ITS might eventually look like, architectural student Philip Lütken has designed a capsule-based interior plan that could fit up to 104 people, revealing a two-deck area that'should feel more like a cruise ship than a nuclear submarine.' On Reddit, Lütken explained that his capsule-based design would not be for use on the first, second, or third journey on the ITS. Instead, it's designed for when'the system has become 100% reliable and cheap enough for almost everyone to take the 80 day trip to the red planet' Architectural student Philip Lütken designed a flower-shaped capsule interior plan that could fit up to 104 people.

A mysterious piece of equipment, believed to be a robot that will work alongside Elon Musk's Falcon 9 rocket, has been spotted atop of a SpaceX drone ship. The SpaceX equipment was captured from a helicopter by space enthusiast Stephen Marr. The equipment is believed to be SpaceX's highly anticipated'Optimus Prime'-style robot that is rumoured to be working alongside Falcon 9. A mysterious'robot' (pictured) was spotted on top of Elon Musk's SpaceX drone ship in Florida. Falcon 9 is a two-stage-to-orbit launch vehicle designed to transport satellites and send the Dragon spacecraft into orbit. The rocket launched a series of Iridium satellites into orbit in January - then landed back down on a drone boat.

SpaceX has identified several sites on Mars that could one day support human settlement. The firm is working with NASA to pinpoint the possible landing sites for its Red Dragon spacecraft – the precursor to its proposed'interplanetary transport system' – and for future manned missions. At a presentation in Texas this weekend, Paul Wooster of SpaceX revealed one site in particular appears to be a'promising' candidate, with a flat terrain and access to ice. The firm is working with NASA to pinpoint the possible landing sites for its Red Dragon spacecraft – the precursor to its proposed'interplanetary transport system' – and for future manned missions The Dragon 2 capsule is designed to land on any surface in the solar system, SpaceX says. It uses jets to land itself, the same system SpaceX is developing for its booster rockets.

More details have been revealed about Elon Musk's vision for a human colony on Mars. In a recent Reddit'Ask Me Anything' session, Musk opened up about his plans for making humans a'multiplanetary species.' He says that SpaceX plans to send up to one million people to live in glass domes on Mars within '40 to 100 years.' This would require a huge number of'miner/tunnelling droids' that would build underground pressurised space for industrial activity. In a new Reddit'Ask Me Anything' session, Elon Musk opened up about his hopes of making humans a'multiplanetary species.'

SpaceX CEO and founder Elon Musk on Tuesday laid out his plans for colonizing Mars and then sending humans out among the stars. But buried in his announcement were a host of fascinatingly specific details stripped straight from sci-fi novels. He casually mentioned TRANSFORMING AN ENTIRE PLANET. All those people would need places to live and work, and as part of that process, Musk suggested we could make oceans and an atmosphere if we could just "warm Mars up." Warming the entire planet would cause its ice to melt, releasing water vapor and helping create more of an atmosphere.