Its a scenario of apocalyptic proportions but in a theory that is rising in popularity among physicists our universe may not only have the potential to collide with another but may have already done so in the distant past.
"Relaxing on an idyllic beach on Grand Cayman Island in the Caribbean, Anthony Aguirre vividly describes the worst natural disaster he can imagine. It is, in fact, probably the worst natural disaster that anyone could imagine. An asteroid impact would be small potatoes compared with this kind of event: a catastrophic encounter with an entire other universe."
Will our universe collide with another ?
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