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    How the Universe Got Its Bounce Back

    Cosmologists have shown that it’s theoretically possible for a contracting universe to bounce and expand. The new work resuscitates an old idea that directly challenges the Big Bang theory of cosmic origins.

    https://www.quantamagazine.org/b…

    animation by qbn member davidope

    • you sure he is on qbn?
      where's lolcube?
      uan
    • sup?lolcube
    • This isn't a new concept. From 2006: https://www.theguard…garbage
    • Not knocking the idea, just saying.garbage
    • It's older than that - i was a big believer in universal expansion/collapse when I was in Uni ... 20 years ago *sobs*detritus
    • *note 'believer' :)detritus
    • This theory has been around for awhile though. But it's seems unlikely because the rate of expansion is actually accelerating, not decelerating.twooh
    • The very cyclical nature of... nature would tend to lend weight to this theory.set
    • Looove that animation!!!jagara
    • Me too. I stared at it for about 5 minutesset
    • I believe (!) that an ever expanding u overseas could be 'cyclical' too - once every sub-atom has utterly faded out, a new null state might be achieved..detritus
    • (Ugh *universe, not u overseas, damn phone)
      ..allowing for whatever event precipitates big bangs to happen again
      detritus

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