The universe could end not with a bang, but a whimper known as “false vacuum decay.” In a new study, scientists leveraged the power of a quantum computer to study the cosmic bubbles that would form if ...

New research explores the mechanics behind the "false vacuum" theory, the idea that the universe is in a state of only ...

The Big Freeze The Big Freeze, also known as the Heat Death, is a scenario where the universe continues expanding ...

If you’re having trouble sleeping at night, have you tried to induce total existential dread by contemplating the end of the entire Universe? If not, here’s a rundown of five ideas exploring ...

The cosmic superstructure Quipu is more than 13,000 times the length of the Milky Way, and its mass is 200 quadrillion times ...

But what does modern science have to say about the Universe’s end, and is it as dramatic as some of these ancient narratives? Though Earth’s future is likely secure for the next few billion ...

Unexpected epochs of stillness that punctuate the cosmic timeline could offer a natural explanation for dark matter and many other unsolved astronomical mysteries ...

The article explores several potential scenarios for the end of the universe, including heat death, the Big Rip, the Big Crunch, phase transitions, and conformal cyclic cosmology. It highlights ...

From unifying quantum physics and gravity to working out what is dark matter, the universe has some deep questions that ...

This stellar explosion, from a star 20 times the size of the Sun, offers a glimpse into the early universe's unique stellar evolution. Part of the JWST Advanced Deep Extragalactic Survey ...