Name: The death of the universe -- and what it means for life
Uploaded: 2021-05-24T13:22:57Z
Duration: 6 min 15 s
Description: The universe started with a bang -- but how will it end? With astonishing visuals, cosmologist and TED Fellow Katie Mack takes us to the theoretical end of everything, some trillions of years in the future, in a profound meditation on existence, wonder and the legacy of humanity within the immensity of time and space.

The universe started with a bang -- but how will it end? With astonishing visuals, cosmologist and TED Fellow Katie Mack takes us to the theoretical end of everything, some trillions of years in the future, in a profound meditation on existence, wonder and the legacy of humanity within the immensity of time and space.

Katie Mack: The death of the universe -- and what it means for life

The death of the universe -- and what it means for life

At the cosmic scale, 90% of stars that will ever exist have already been born, leaving the universe with only 10% to go.

The universe's expansion is accelerating, propelling galaxies apart faster, signaling a slow march towards the heat death.

In contemplating the universe's end, the idea of a multiverse offers a glimmer of hope for some form of cosmic continuation.