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

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Podcast: [Looking Up](https://stenobird.com/podcast/looking-up-176431)
Published: 2025-12-05T18:08:34+00:00
Episode link: https://www.wvxu.org/podcast/looking-up/2025-12-05/from-the-archive-how-will-the-universe-end-with-dr-katie-mack
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Duration seconds: 809

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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?

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