Big Crunch
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| + | The '''Big Crunch''' is a theory that the [[universe]], while presently expanding, will eventually stop expanding and begin to collapse inward upon itself. This theory has been largely abandoned in modern [[cosmology]], as recent discoveries make it appear that the universe is actually ''accelerating'' in its expansion (see [[Wikipedia:Ultimate fate of the universe]]). | ||
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Latest revision as of 16:10, 9 September 2007
The Big Crunch is a theory that the universe, while presently expanding, will eventually stop expanding and begin to collapse inward upon itself. This theory has been largely abandoned in modern cosmology, as recent discoveries make it appear that the universe is actually accelerating in its expansion (see Wikipedia:Ultimate fate of the universe).
