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Universe's expansion 'is now slowing, not speeding up' (ras.ac.uk)
submitted 9 months ago by [M, B] to c/hackernews@lemmy.bestiver.se
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[–] 8 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (2 children)

So, can I stop lying awake at night wallowing in existential dread over the eventual heat death of the Universe or not?

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  • [–] 5 points 9 months ago (2 children)

    How about wallowing in existential dread over the eventual big crunch with a contracting universe, black holes merging together, maybe with everything ending in a huge fireball?

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  • [–] 6 points 9 months ago

    Yes, I suppose I could, but it's just not the same, you know? Sure, perhaps the thermalization of the chaotic flaming furnace of a big crunch will ensure all remnants of the prior Universal state is eradicated just as effectively as the cold uniform isotropic order of heat death, but a big crunch harbors the hope of a new cyclic beginning. Before you know it, you're veering into Penrose-ish optimism about the whole thing, and how's that going to keep anybody awake all night shivering in horror?

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