What’s the Fate of the Universe? It’s in the Dark Matter

Every week, Dr. Michio Kaku will be answering reader questions about physics and futuristic science. If you have a question for Dr. Kaku, just post it in the comments section below and check back on Wednesdays to see if he answers it.

This week Dr. Kaku addresses the question of the fate of the universe. Dr. Kaku says that all high school text books need to be re-written because of what we know about dark matter and dark energy, which makes up a much larger portion of the universe than we previously thought. And therein lies the key to understanding the rate of the expansion of the universe. 

Furthermore, Dr. Kaku asks why should you bother to wake up tomorrow “knowing that we’re all going to die billions and billions of years from now when the universe turns to absolute zero, when the stars blink out, when we have nothing but neutron stars and black holes?” Dr. Kaku says that billions of years from now we may be able to move to a different universe. 

Watch the video here:

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