The end of the universe is tied to dark energy, astronomers claim, and one day the universe could implode on itself.
The fate of the cosmos may be a bit different than previously expected. For years, scientists have talked about how the universe is always expanding — constantly moving outward, never stopping. However, new research suggests that might not be the case at all, and that the universe may end with another big bang as it implodes.
Much of what we know (or think we know) about the universe is based around the idea that dark energy is holding everything together. Dark energy is a bit of a mystery when you really break it down, though, and despite everything we’ve learned while studying the cosmos with telescopes like the James Webb, we still haven’t figured out dark energy.
