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In a strange reversal of the Big Bang,
在宇宙大爆炸的奇異倒轉之中
space itself would contract.
空間會進行收縮
This theory is known as the Big Crunch.
這個理論叫做宇宙大擠壓理論
In the end, if the theory is right,
如果理論是正確的，那么最后
in 30 billion years from now,
在距今三百萬年之后的未來
all the matter of the universe would be swallowed by a single black hole.
宇宙中的所有物質都會被一個黑洞所吞沒
The entire universe would exist as one tiny point,
整個宇宙將會變成一個小點
much as it was at the instant of the Big Bang.
和宇宙大爆炸發生時的大小差不多
But although that's a neat ending,
盡管這是個有道理的結局
I think that it's more likely
我卻認為更加有可能的是
that dark energy will drive the expansion of the universe forever.
暗能量能使宇宙永遠膨脹下去
And ultimately everything will just keep spreading out
最終一切都會繼續擴散
until the universe is cold and dark.
直到宇宙變得冷卻與黑暗為止
Everything will become so far apart
一切都會相距甚遠
that even gravity will be defeated.
以至萬有引力也將不再起作用
I think a big chill is what we have got in store,
宇宙冷卻才是我們會遇到的結果
not a big crunch.
而不是宇宙大擠壓
So will this be the end of us and life as we know it?
這就是我們與所有生命的終結嗎
Or will we have figured out
或是在那之前
how to navigate through a new universe before then?
我們已經具備遠航至其他宇宙的能力呢
I think we will only know when we truly understand
我想只有在我們完全了解宇宙起源后
why the universe exists at all.
才會知道問題的答案
Perhaps then when we finally unravel the whole cosmic puzzle,
或許當我們最終揭開宇宙謎題時
we will become masters,
我們就會成為主宰
not just of the universe,
不僅主宰我們的宇宙
but the universe next door.
也將主宰其他宇宙
