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Scientists Calculate 'Death Date' of Universe Before the 'Big Crunch' Takes Place

NO LOC, JUL 7 – New cosmological model predicts Universe will expand 69% larger before contraction, with a 'Big Crunch' collapse expected in about 33 billion years, based on multiple astronomical surveys.

  • A new study predicts that the universe may start shrinking within the next 7 billion years, leading to a phenomenon called the Big Crunch.
  • Physicists from Cornell University and Shanghai Jiao Tong University published the study, which used data from various astronomical surveys.
  • The model estimates the universe will end approximately 33.3 billion years after the Big Bang, indicating roughly 20 billion years before the universe collapses.
  • The researchers emphasize that this theory challenges long-held views about eternal expansion and that there is still uncertainty in their predictions.
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Science Alert broke the news in Australia on Monday, July 7, 2025.
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