Big Bounce
Galactic Dust. Image credit: HubbleThe Big Bounce is one of the scenarios predicted by scientists in which the Universe may end. To put it more accurately, it refers to the end of our universe but...
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The Big Crunch is one of the scenarios predicted by scientists in which the Universe may end. Just like many others, it is based on Einstein’s Theory of General Relativity. That is, if the Big Bang...
View ArticleBig Rip
The Big Rip is an extreme scenario that supersedes that of a Big Freeze. Both of them are possible consequences of an ever expanding universe. While the Big Freeze can take place if the forces that are...
View ArticleAstronomy Without A Telescope – Big Rips And Little Rips
The concept of accelerating expansion does get you wondering just how fast the universe can end up expanding by. Theorists think that the rate of expansion might become so extreme as to produce a Big...
View ArticleIs Everything in the Universe Expanding?
The Universe is expanding. Distant galaxies are moving away from us in all directions. It’s natural to wonder, is everything expanding? Is the Milky Way expanding? What about the Solar System, or even...
View ArticleWhat Is The Big Rip?
Dr. Thad Szabo is a professor of physics and astronomy at Cerritos College. He’s also a regular contributor to many of our projects, like the Virtual Star Party and the Weekly Space Hangout. Thad has...
View ArticleBig Bang Theory: Evolution of Our Universe
How was our Universe created? How did it come to be the seemingly infinite place we know of today? And what will become of it, ages from now? These are the questions that have been puzzling...
View ArticleNASA’s Roman Mission Might Tell Us if the Universe Will Tear Itself Apart in...
NASA’s Nancy Gracy Roman Space Telescope won’t launch until 2027, and it won’t start operating until some time after that. But that isn’t stopping excited scientists from dreaming about their new toy...
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