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Big Crunch

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Big Crunch

In cosmology, possible fate of the universe in which it ultimately collapses to a point following the halting and reversal of the present expansion. See also Big Bang and critical density.



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If the energy field weakens sufficiently, the gravitational tug of matter will eventually overwhelm it, and the universe will ultimately collapse, ending in a Big Crunch.
Wrenching findings: homing in on dark energy by Cowen, R. / Science News
The big crunch comes in 2014, when some 1,500 of these cars must be taken out of service because they will have reached a regulatory age limit of 50 years.
CSX considers flatcar buys with more commercial use by Randt, John / Translog
Some theorized that gravity would slow down the expansion of the universe and make it fall back toward its center, where there would be a Big Crunch and another Big Bang.
'A DAY WITHOUT YESTERDAY' - Georges Lemaitre & the Big Bang by Midbon, Mark / Commonweal
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