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Study Predicts Universe's Dramatic 'Big Crunch' in 33 Billion Years

7/5/2025

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A groundbreaking study by physicists from Cornell University and Shanghai Jiao Tong University suggests that the Universe is destined for a dramatic "Big Crunch" in approximately 33.3 billion years. Following a phase of maximum expansion in 7 billion years, gravitational forces will pull everything back together, challenging the notion of endless expansion and paving the way for exciting new astronomical explorations.

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A groundbreaking study by physicists from Cornell University and Shanghai Jiao Tong University suggests that the Universe is destined for a dramatic "Big Crunch" in approximately 33.3 billion years. Following a phase of maximum expansion in 7 billion years, gravitational forces will pull everything back together, challenging the notion of endless expansion and paving the way for exciting new astronomical explorations.