Could the Universe End by Tearing Apart Every Atom?

PBS Space Time · Oct 24, 2026 · 19m

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Of all the unlikely ends of the universe, the Big Rip has to be the most spectacular. Galaxies ripped to shreds, dogs and cat first living together, then tragically separated by the infinitely accelerating expansion of space on subatomic scales. Good thing it's not going to happen. Or is it?

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