The "Big Crunch": New dark energy data raises questions about Universe's fate

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The "Big Crunch": New dark energy data raises questions about Universe's fate

Every culture has a story of the eschaton: the end of time. In Norse mythology, the world will end in an epic battle called Ragnarök, with gods fighting the Ice Giants. In Christian lore, the book of Revelations says the final battle will happen at Armageddon. Even modern science has its own tale, one in which the repulsive gravity of an ephemeral energy field called dark energy will push the galaxies of the Universe apart until they are no long…