Episode

FROM THE ARCHIVE: How will the universe end? (with Dr. Katie Mack)

Podcast: Looking Up
Published: Dec 5, 2025
Duration seconds: 809
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Summary

This holiday season, Dean Regas visits a favorite episode of Looking Up, featuring astrophysicist Dr. Katie Mack. They discuss how all of this might end: could it be a crunch, a freeze or a rip?