How the Universe Works S3E2 — The End of the Universe

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How the Universe Works•Season 3•Episode 2

The End of the Universe

8.7/10 · 144 votesJul 16, 201442 min

Ranked #1 of 9 in Season 3•+0.2 vs season avg

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How and when will the Universe end? Gravity and dark matter are poised to annihilate the Universe in a big crunch. Expansion and dark energy may tear it apart. Or, a phase transition could kill us tomorrow in a cosmic death bubble.

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Seasons11

All 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

Season 3 Episodes9

E1 8.2

Journey from the Center of the Sun

E2 8.7Now viewing

The End of the Universe

E3 8.6

Jupiter: Destroyer or Savior?

E4 8.5

First Second of the Big Bang

E5 8.4

Is Saturn Alive?

E6 8.5

Weapons of Mass Extinction

E7 8.4

Did a Black Hole Build the Milky Way?

E8 8.6

Our Voyage to the Stars

E9 8.5

The Search for a Second Earth

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Erik Dellums

Self - Narrator

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Episode Summary

"The End of the Universe" is episode 2 of How the Universe Works season 3. It scored 8.7/10 from 144 votes, ranking #1 of 9 episodes this season (season average 8.5). It aired on July 16, 2014.

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