We know how the universe began. An event we call the Big Bang started it all about 13.8 billion years ago. How the universe ends, though, is an open question. The path forward depends on the ...

Whether the universe will "end" at all is not certain, but all evidence suggests it will continue being humanity's cosmic home for a very, very long time. Our understanding of the future of the ...

Astrophysicists have presumed for nearly a century that the universe will just keep expanding for all eternity, driven by an invisible force called dark energy. But new data suggest that this is ...

One of the major pitfalls that occurs when a story or concept is popular is that there is an inclination to keep pushing it forward. There are financial reasons for that: If something sells, why ...

In 2023, Marvel Comics brought back its Ultimate label, but with a twist. It wasn't the Ultimate universe born in the early 2000s that died in Secret Wars. No, it was a different deal. Instead of ...

Depending on how you look at it, the universe might not have an "end," after all. This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com's ...

Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces from Imperial College London. Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and ...