Universe may end 'trillions of years sooner than expected', scientists warn

Scientists have calculated our universe may meet a violent end "trillions of years sooner than expected". New studies suggest it will collapse in on itself approximately 19.5 billion years from now, in a catastrophic event known as the "Big Crunch." Research conducted at Donostia International Physics Centre in Spain shows the cosmos has already completed 41 per cent of its existence. Rather than being a cosmic infant, the universe has effectively reached its thirties when measured against an av