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 ...

New data from major dark-energy observatories suggest the universe may not expand forever after all. A Cornell physicist calculates that the cosmos is heading toward a dramatic reversal: after ...

If recent discoveries that dark energy is evolving hold any water, our Universe will collapse under its own gravity on a finite timeline, new calculations suggest. Based on several recent dark energy ...

For centuries, people have looked to the stars, asking how it all began—and how it might end. Now, thanks to a bold new study by physicists from Cornell University, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, and ...

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 ...

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 ...

A month ago, I wrote, "As far as Bleeding Cool can ascertain, Ultimate Endgame #1, published on the 31st of December 2025, will indeed begin the end of the current Ultimate Universe. And that's how it ...

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