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Posted on 04/12/2026 10:48:55 AM PDT by Libloather
It’s the end of the world as we know it — a lot sooner than we think.
A team of researchers have drastically scaled back the going estimate of how long it will be until the universe ceases to exist.
Previously, scientists believed it would be 10¹¹⁰⁰ years until the very last objects in the cosmos would disappear forever — that’s a 1 followed by 1,100 zeroes, in layman’s terms.
But a new study published in the Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics by a trio of researchers at Radboud University in the Netherlands posits the real figure as closer to 10⁷⁸ years, or a 1 followed by just 78 zeroes, Science Aim writes.
Make no mistake, 10⁷⁸ years is a long, long, long time. But the difference between 10⁷⁸ years and 10¹¹⁰⁰ years is so enormous that it’s unfathomable to the human mind.
At the heart of the researchers’ dramatic revision is Hawking radiation, a theory proposed by physicist Stephen Hawking in 1975 that black holes aren’t completely black but rather very slowly leaking particles.
Hawking explained the process in numerous books and talks over the years, wherein a pair of temporary particles form at the edge of black holes and rather than merging, one escapes while the other is sucked into the cosmic abyss.
The surviving particle is then imbued with energy from the black hole itself.
Hawking theorized that over “extraordinarily long timescales,” black holes lose mass and eventually evaporate entirely, contradicting Albert Einstein’s theory of relativity, which states that black holes can only grow larger.
(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...
I was going hit the gym more faithfully and eat just salmon, eggs ,and salad for to try to lose 5 lbs before summer, but now...what’s the point?
“Make no mistake, 10⁷⁸ years is a long, long, long time. But the difference between 10⁷⁸ years and 10¹¹⁰⁰ years is so enormous that it’s unfathomable to the human mind.” Should get my affairs in order.
There is a possibility of this coming true in Oregon if the anti-hunting, fishing, meat eating referendum passes.
Both Postmillenniumism and Amillenniumism hold that the Millennium is not to be taken as a literal 1,000 years, but as the period between the crucifixion and Christ's return.
According to my Catholic Study Bible, during this period "Christ reigns in a spiritual and sacramental way through the Church" rather than in a visible way.
Lol.. I gave my kid a house so my cat would have a place to live because I am counting my days. The 5 year old cat who was my evacuation buddy and lived in a car with me after losing everything in a wildfire died of cancer and my son kept the house and hasn’t spoken to me since.
You never know.
Ps. I once enjoyed living too.
There isn't enough time left to reduce the life of the universe by another one thousand orders of magnitude!
4.78 years? Can’t be! I don’t have anythig to wear!
“In the beginning, Lord, you laid the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the work of your hands. They will perish, but you remain; they will all wear out like a garment. You will roll them up like a robe; like a garment they will be changed.”
Hebews 1: 10-12
Well, to give him credit, he's done more for theoretical physics than any know FReeper on this website. And quite likely, the entire world.......
Does your God really condemn Athiests to hell? After all, they are his children, and he is loving and forgiving. Why would he let them suffer such a fate?
It is a very large universe. At least 15 billion light years in Radius. So far people have been out to about one light second of that, and then went back home!
They condemn themselves. Jesus took our penalty and offers a pardon.
Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures
And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures
But we have free will to accept or reject.
Christ's 1000-year reign is still ahead of us. Coming very soon.
Since Christ said, "No one knows the day or the hour," how can you know that it's "very soon."
Do i have to phone ahead and make reservations at Milliways?
I don't know, but the signs point to very soon...
You don't know the day or the hour, but you should know the times and the seasons (1 Thessalonians 5:1).
In fact, I believe that this century won't finish until his 1000-year reign begins...
with a mistake that big, who’s to say they still don’t have it wrong, even by many orders of magnitude? Why, the universe could even end by 10 to the 25th years!
He was supposedly a sh!t human being. Not believing in God can do that to a fella.
The universe looked at Democrats and decided to shut down early.
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