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For decades, the prevailing view has been that dark energy causes the universe’s expansion to accelerate indefinitely, potentially ending in a scenario known as the “Big Rip,” in which galaxies, stars ...

A team of scientists thinks the answer is "yes." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The universe could be teaching itself how to ...

The universe’s expansion might not be accelerating but slowing down, a new study suggests. If confirmed, the finding would upend decades of established astronomical assumptions and rewrite our ...

This study could transform our understanding of the future of the universe and raise the possibility that the universe may ...