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Study Reveals Universe May Face Big Crunch in 33 Billion Years

10/2/2025

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A study suggests the universe may not expand forever, hinting at a big crunch.
Published in the Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics, it proposes a negative cosmological constant.
Cornell University physicist Henry Tye's team analyzed DES (Dark Energy Survey) and DESI (Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument) data, projecting a maximum at 11 billion years and collapse at 33 billion years.

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Story summary

A study suggests the universe may not expand forever, hinting at a big crunch.
Published in the Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics, it proposes a negative cosmological constant.
Cornell University physicist Henry Tye's team analyzed DES (Dark Energy Survey) and DESI (Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument) data, projecting a maximum at 11 billion years and collapse at 33 billion years.