Universe's Expansion 'is Now Slowing, Not Speeding Up'
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A new study suggests that the universe's expansion is slowing down, not speeding up, sparking discussion about the implications for cosmological models, including the 'big crunch' theory.
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31337Logic
about 2 months ago
That is wild!
I guess "big crunch" cyclical model of the universe is back on the table again! ;-)
ljf
about 2 months ago
Duplicate of a post from yesterday: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45840200 (161 comments)
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