big crunch
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The convergence of all matter, energy, and space into a single, minute point. This convergence is hypothesized to be the final event in the universe in some cosmological theories.
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Compare big bang See also closed universe
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"This big crunch defines the end of the universe," Tye wrote.
From Science Daily
"The new data seem to indicate that the cosmological constant is negative, and that the universe will end in a big crunch."
From Science Daily
An analysis by a South Korean team has hinted that, rather than the Universe continuing to expand, galaxies could be pulled back together by gravity, ending in what astronomers call a "Big Crunch".
From BBC
Eventually, some astronomers thought the expansion would slow down under the force of gravity and then slowly collapse in on itself, something they called the Big Crunch.
From BBC
Two extremes of these outcomes are a Big Rip, where the accelerated expansion itself accelerates to the point that it rips everything apart, even atoms, and a Big Crunch, where the universe stops expanding at some point and recollapses, which will look like a reverse Big Bang.
From Science Daily
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