At that moment, the universe will tear because it will no longer be able to stretch in response to that force. We call it the big rip and it will happen if nothing else is in the way. It's going to happen in 22 billion years. And so I wouldn't worry about it. The sun will be dead long before that happens.
What is nothing? Does nothing exist? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice explore cosmological curiosities about the end of the universe, dark matter, and more!
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