Death of the Universe (Introduction)

by David Turell , Thursday, August 26, 2010, 22:42 (5182 days ago) @ xeno6696

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> > The universe will definitely end in 'heat death' expanding under the influence of Dark Energy, reported by the BBC: 
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> > http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-11030889
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> > This means, if confirmed, that the universe is flat. Settles lots of arguments.
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> How do these words coexist? > 
> It is also important to note here (for dhw) that "dark matter" and "dark energy" are terms used simply to denote matter and energy that does not emit light... so from what I've gathered, it isn't confirmed "new" or different from other kinds of matter.-The BBC was quite DEFINITE in its report of a single study using gravitational lensing.-IF CONFIRMED is my editorializing on the article. The Big Crunch has been out of favor for years. The best recent guess has been space is flat and Heat Death is the proper end to expect, 100 billion years from now.These are scientific 'consensus'thoughts, now that the current age of peer review allows consensus control in science, like the Global Warming consensus. Never mind acceptable proof.