Adam MannIn the unimaginably far future, cold stellar remnants known as black dwarfs will begin to explode in a spectacular series of supernovae, providing the final fireworks of all time.
That’s the conclusion of a new study, which posits that the universe will experience one last hurrah before everything goes dark forever.Astronomers have long contemplated the ultimate end of the cosmos.
The known laws of physics suggest that by about 10100 (the No. 1 followed by 100 zeros) years from now, star birth will cease, galaxies will go dark, and even black holes will evaporate through a process known as Hawking radiation, leaving little more than simple subatomic particles and energy.