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December 13, 2013

Collapse of the universe is closer than ever before
Odense, Denmark (SPX) Dec 13, 2013
Maybe it happens tomorrow. Maybe in a billion years. Physicists have long predicted that the universe may one day collapse, and that everything in it will be compressed to a small hard ball. New calculations from physicists at the University of Southern Denmark now confirm this prediction - and they also conclude that the risk of a collapse is even greater than previously thought. Sooner or later a radical shift in the forces of the universe will cause every little particle in it to become extreme ... read more

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