Three Ways to Destroy the Universe
How will the Universe die? Everybody dies. The universe too? Well, probably. What are the current theories about the end of everything? And how creepy exactly are these theories? (Spoiler:...
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One day the universe will die.But why? And how? And will the universe be dead forever?And how do we know that?First of all, the universe is expanding.And not only that, the rate of its expansion is accelerating.The reason: dark energy.Dark energy is a strange phenomenon that scientists believe permeates the universe.Until 1998 we thought that the universe must work a bit likea ball that you throw into the sky.The ball moves up, but at some point it has to come down again.But the expansion of the universe is actually speeding up.That’s like throwing a ball up and watching it fly awayfaster and faster and faster.Where is this acceleration coming from?Well, we don’t know, but we call it “dark energy”.Einstein thought of it first and then decided it was stupid.Now, a...
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One day the universe will die.But why? And how? And will the universe be dead forever?And how do we know that?First of all, the universe is expanding.And not only that, the rate of its expansion is accelerating.The reason: dark energy.Dark energy is a strange phenomenon that scientists believe permeates the universe.Until 1998 we thought that the universe must work a bit likea ball that you throw into the sky.The ball moves up, but at some point it has to come down again.But the expansion of the universe is actually speeding up.That’s like throwing a ball up and watching it fly awayfaster and faster and faster.Where is this acceleration coming from?Well, we don’t know, but we call it “dark energy”.Einstein thought of it first and then decided it was stupid.Now, a...
