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A new Utah Valley University study is providing new evidence in a debate astronomers across the world haven’t been able to agree on — how fast the universe is expanding. The findings may add more fuel ...

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The expiration date for the universe is now sooner than experts previously thought, new research suggests. But don't cancel your summer vacation, because it's still trillions of years in the future.