AaS! 163: Will Our Universe End in a False Vacuum Decay?

Published: Nov. 2, 2021, 11 a.m.

What is a vacuum, and what makes a false one? What happened in the early universe to bring about our current physics? Will it happen again? If so, when? I discuss these questions and more in today\u2019s Ask a Spaceman!

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