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Dark Energy Debate Reignites As Study Finds Universe's Expansion Is Actually Slowing (hothardware.com)
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Big Crunch, here we come! A new study is implying that the universe may actually be slowing down and that the culmination of the decrease in dark energy could spell a reverse big bang.

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[–] anugeshtu@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

Isn't expansion comparable to speed instead of acceleration? If the universe is expanding, i.e., already spreading in all kinds of directions constantly, wouldn't slower expansion mean deceleration? But I guess you meant the same with "eventual collapse later, but probably not now".