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Questions tagged [fate-of-universe]

Questions regarding the future and ultimate fate of the Universe, including the heat death, Big Freeze, Big Rip, or Big Crunch.

The fate of the Universe is a topic in cosmology, regarding if and how the Universe will come to an end. Numerous theories have been proposed for both infinite and finite futures.

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Are there any studies that prove/disprove the Oscillating Universe Theory?

Is there any evidence that supports or disproves the Oscillating Universe theory? What kind of observations could provide this evidence?
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Doesn't the energy conservation law imply, that the universe can't come to a Big Freeze?

.. because, how would all the current matter and energy manifest then? Isn't everything coming to complete stop, minimal temperature, zero interaction state impossible? Wouldn't there still be some rare minor events occuring? And if so, given…
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Is there any support for the Big Crunch Theory? Could there have been a partial Big Crunch in the past?

Is there proof in either the CMB or other observed astronomical phenomena for Big Crunch? Could there have been a partial Big Crunch maybe like a cluster of Black Holes colluding to create a disappearing zone in the Universe?
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Is it possible that in the future spacetime will have such a negative curvature that new particles are formed?

Negatively curved spacetime will drive mass-energy away from each other. It is thought that in the future the expansion of mass-energy will get higher and higher. Because the dilution of mass-energy, the supposed dark energy (this is the same as…
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What will be the end of the universe?

I am looking at this video about the timeline of the future. It says that the universe will stop expanding in about 1 googol years and become a cold bubble but I am not sure that will be true. There are several theories that can be true, so I am not…
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