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Three ways the universe could end - Venus Keus

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We know about our universe’s past: the Big Bang theory predicts that all matter, time and space began about 14 billion years ago. And we know about the present: scientists’ observations of galaxies tell us that the universe is expanding at an accelerated rate. But what about the future? Do we know how our universe is going to end? Venus Keus explores cosmologists’ three possible scenarios.

Why is the general consensus among scientists that the universe started with a big bang?

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Meet The Creators

  • Educator Venus Keus
  • Narrator Susan Zimmerman
  • Animator Joana Gonçalves
  • Art Director Joana Gonçalves
  • Illustrator Joana Gonçalves
  • Producer Eugenio Orsi
  • Sound Designer André Aires
  • Composer André Aires
  • Content Producer Gerta Xhelo
  • Editorial Producer Alex Rosenthal
  • Associate Editorial Producer Bethany Cutmore-Scott
  • Script Editor Eleanor Nelsen

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