We know how the universe began. An event we call the Big Bang started it all about 13.8 billion years ago. How the universe ends, though, is an open question. The path forward depends on the ...

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If the universe as we know it started with the Big Bang, will it also have an end? If the universe as we know it started with the Big Bang, will it also have an end? And if it’s going to end someday - ...

This just in: The end is near(er) than we thought. Turn back the ultimate doomsday clock by more than a thousand megaannum — that’s the millennium equivalent of 1 million years — so 1,000 megaannum ...

Most people have never heard of vacuum decay, but if it happened it would be the biggest natural disaster in the universe. Sure, an asteroid could destroy a city or wipe out life on Earth. A supernova ...

In 1929, Edwin Hubble discovered from observations of distant galaxies that the Universe was expanding. This baffled astronomers and the public alike. Then in 1998, another wrinkle: Two different ...

For centuries, people have looked to the stars, asking how it all began—and how it might end. Now, thanks to a bold new study by physicists from Cornell University, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, and ...

One of the major pitfalls that occurs when a story or concept is popular is that there is an inclination to keep pushing it forward. There are financial reasons for that: If something sells, why ...

The following is an extract from our Lost in Space-Time newsletter. Each month, we hand over the keyboard to a physicist or two to tell you about fascinating ideas from their corner of the universe.

Looking Up is transcribed using a combination of AI speech recognition and human editors. It may contain errors. Please check the corresponding audio before quoting in print. Dean Regas: Astronomers ...