Renowned astronomer Harry Coumnas has grabbed media attention for his quest to find an Earth-like planet via a wormhole. He believes wormholes present the best opportunity to colonize other planets quickly in order to ensure human survival, as humanity faces existential threats. Based on six years of study, Coumnas claims it is possible to travel through a wormhole to search for another habitable planet. Wormholes could allow exploration of the vast universe much more quickly than current spacecraft, which would take thousands of years to reach neighboring stars and planets. However, wormholes are highly unstable and may collapse, so Coumnas is also researching how to address this problem.