The Big Rip Theory might be the scariest scenario for the end of everything we’ve come across. Top image of the Andromeda Galaxy, via NASA/JPL-Caltech. What happens in the Big Rip?

Scientists have discovered that the Universe could collapse in a phenomenon known as the “Big Crunch”. A recent cosmological model—developed by researchers at Cornell and Shanghai Jiao Tong—proposes ...

In an interview with Stephen Colbert, Tyson explained the “Big Rip” theory, which describes how the universe might end. The cosmological theory states that the expanding Universe could rip ...

With the known measurement constraints, the Big Rip wouldn't play out for hundreds of billions of years. So, in the meantime, we can enjoy the nice, calm, steady cosmos.

The Big Rip. Our universe is expanding. It happens because of a mysterious form of energy know as "dark energy." ... Similar to this theory (and the Big Bang) is the Big Bounce.

The strongest evidence for the Big Bang came in 1964 when scientists at the Bell Labs discovered the cosmic microwave background radiation. Skip to content Introducing the all-new Astronomy.com Forum!

Tyson explains the "Big Rip" theory is based on cosmic expansion, which says the universe continues to expand after the "Big Bang," and all of the energy and matter within it has remained constant.

If it really was phantom in the past, there’s nothing to say it can’t shift that direction again, potentially leading to a rather ghastly fate called the “big rip.” On the theory side ...