Feb 16, 2026 · New data from major dark-energy observatories suggest the universe may not expand forever after all. A Cornell physicist calculates that the cosmos is heading toward a dramatic reversal: …

Factors that need to be considered in determining the universe's origin and ultimate fate include the average motions of galaxies, the shape and structure of the universe, and the amount of dark matter …

Oct 1, 2025 · After expanding to its peak size about 11 billion years from now, the universe will begin to contract – snapping back like a rubber band to a single point at the end, according to a Cornell …

Nov 6, 2025 · Cosmology is, in broad terms, the study of our universe—how it began, how it exists now, and how it will eventually end. Those who publish research on cosmology must work in a different way...

Aug 4, 2025 · In 2022, researchers proposed that the universe could stop expanding in as little as 100 million years. But if the universe instead ends in a Big Freeze, which was the scenario favored by...

If recent discoveries that dark energy is evolving hold any water, our Universe will collapse under its own gravity on a finite timeline, new calculations suggest. Based on several recent dark energy results, a …

Jan 23, 2026 · What follows are eight scientifically grounded theories about how the universe may ultimately end. These are not myths or science fiction fantasies, but serious ideas proposed by …

Oct 1, 2025 · The universe began about 13.8 billion years ago with the big bang, according to modern physics. However, the data is murkier when it comes to the ultimate fate of the cosmos.

Nov 24, 2025 · Will the universe keep existing forever? An astrophysicist explains how scientists aren’t entirely sure, but they can make predictions.

Dec 8, 2025 · Far in the future, long after stars stop shining, the universe will contain nothing but their leftovers: black holes, neutron stars, white dwarfs, and thin gas.