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Shell theorem says that you'll be in 0G.

Technically, shell theorem only works within a symmetrical hollow sphere. That said, though, the amount of mass in a hollowed-out asteroid is going to be so small as to make any gravitational tug really, really, really small.

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In 5 billion years, we'd most likely have Alcubierre drives and run an inter galactic society. At that time, the only thing that would happen is that everyone would fly their flags at half staff in honor of the planet that housed our race for several thousand years.

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This will happen earlier. The Moon will escape Earth's grasp in about a billion years. The consequence is that the Earth's axial tilt will change. Not at once but gradually. Subsequently massive environmental disasters will occur like complete melting of a polar cap.

And there's the Sun, too. It will gradually shine hotter and hotter torching the Earth. The Sun is atm ~20% hotter than when it was born. I don't know when it's too hot for life on Earth.

Nevertheless in about 1-2 billion years the last live on Earth will die.

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