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2 July 2015updated 01 Jul 2021 11:40am

From Big Bang to Big Rip: how will the universe end?

The universe is a very sticky place, but how sticky is it? Could it favour the “Big Rip” demise of the universe?

By Tosin Thompson

All good things come to an end. And the universe is no exception. In about 10100 years (that’s 10×10, 100 times over – so a long time), the universe will be dead, and all that will be left is a relic of the life and energy it once birthed.

Aeons from now, the universe will be nothing but bits of dead photons, electrons and neutrinos – that’s about it, sadly.

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