The Big Rip: New Theory Ends Universe by Shredding Everything: "A rather harrowing new theory about the death of the universe paints a picture of 'phantom energy' ripping apart galaxies, stars, planets and eventually every speck of matter in a fantastical end to time."

All Galaxies to Become Ghosts, Frozen in Time and Space: "As if in a dream where we swam but could not reach the shore, the universe likewise recedes as we study it, destined to disappear at the whim of time, space and the laws of physics. All that will be left are fading ghosts of distant galaxies, each an afterimage preserving a final moment as a swarm of stars slips into a netherworld of cosmic invisibility."

Rubber Band Invoked to Explain Dark Energy: "A new theory invokes the common rubber band in an attempt to explain dark energy, a mysterious force causing the universe to expand at an ever-increasing pace."

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