The survival of the human race depends on space travel, says Stephen Hawking

Professor Stephen Hawking was speaking at London's Science Museum

He said space travel is vital to the future and survival of the human race

And he believes aggression should be replaced by empathy to avoid war

The 73-year-old warned a major nuclear war would 'be the end of civilisation, and maybe the end of the human race'

It follows previous comments in which he also listed artificial intelligence as an existential threat

Professor Stephen Hawking believes the future of the human race depends on our abilities to explore space.

During a tour of London's Science Museum, the 73-year-old said that landing on the moon gave us new perspectives of life on Earth, and this outlook must develop if we are to survive.

He also said aggression should be weeded out of the human race and replaced by empathy to avoid a major nuclear war ending civilisation as we know it. 

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Professor Hawking (file photo shown) was speaking at London's Science Museum. He said space travel is vital to the future of the human race. And he also said aggression should be replaced by empathy. 'A major nuclear war would be the end of civilisation, and maybe the end of the human race,' he said

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The Duchess of Cambridge visits the Emma Bridgewater factory

The Duchess of Cambridge was in Stoke-on-Trent to visit the Emma Bridgewater factory

Inspected charity mug created for East Anglia Children's Hospices, which she helped to design

Wore a dusky blue wool coat by SportMax and her favourite £395 navy blue suede Jimmy Choo court shoes

The £19.95 mug features a ladybird print and £5 from each sale will be donated to EACH

Kate, 33, was also introduced to terminally ill children and their families during the visit

One, a 16-year-old girl named Chloe, presented her with a hand-painted drawing of the Lake District 

Joined a ceramics workshop and made an attempt at creating one of the mugs herself

Afterwards, she was driven to Smethwick to meet families being helped by Action for Children 

 The Duchess had clearly enjoyed her visit, during which she was given a painting made by a girl looked after by EACH, Chloe, 16

Gorgeous: The Duchess was all smiles as she left the factory and was clutching a gorgeous pink and purple bouquet

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The Duchess' dusky blue coat almost entirely hid her burgeoning baby bump. Kate is due to give birth in April

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 Kate looked every inch the glamorous mother-to-be in her Wedgewood blue MaxMara coat

The Duchess, unusually, displayed a streak of grey in her chestnut hair - perhaps the result of scaling down her beauty regime

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 The Duchess, as she did during her pregnancy with Prince George, is avoiding all types of chemicals - including hair dye

The Duchess' dusky blue coat almost entirely hid her burgeoning baby bump. Kate is due to give birth in April

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The Duchess was first shown the Emma Bridgewater designs during the launch of EACH's Nook Appeal in November

Charity mug: The Duchess of Cambridge helped design these mugs, which cost £19.95 each and go on sale early next month

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