Will it crumble, tear, or freeze? Scientists have floated ideas and theories about how the universe will end, or if it will actually end. Different scenarios are in the air; these scenarios predict the possible fate of our universe. Some scenarios among many are The Big Crunch, Big Rip and Big Freeze. No one knows for sure what will happen to the universe, right now we wonder if we have enough evidence for any of these scenarios to become a solid thought. Another question that arises is: will the universe ever end? The first of the scenarios I mentioned is The Big Crunch. The Big Crunch is believed to be a consequence of the way the universe formed. This theory tells us that the expansion of the universe, due to the big bang, is thought to stop its expansion. Scientists who study this phenomenon think that it may eventually stop expanding and collapse in on itself, taking everything with it. This will lead to the transformation of the universe into a huge black hole. Going into more detail, it is said that if the universe had large quantities of dark energy then the expansion of our universe could theoretically continue indefinitely. Another valid point is that if our universe was leaking dark energy, then gravity would eventually stop expanding; leading to contractions of the universe, which will continue until the matter in our universe collapses. This specific phenomenon, the Big Crunch, is seen as a mirror image or inverse effect of the big bang. The theory goes on to say that contraction will slow as the rate of gravity begins to increase, causing temperatures to rise. As the temperature rises, the stars eventually come out... middle of the paper... first theory I agree with, they all have valid points to make and anything could be possible. It would take years of research and reading scientific evidence to side with one of the hundreds of theories people have thrown out there. Some scientists now even wonder whether the universe will really end. There are so many theories out there; the fate of the universe is questionable and unknown. It is clear that we would need further evidence and advances in physics before it is remotely possible to know the fate of our universe. Scientists now think, and mostly agree with each other, that the fate of the universe depends on three main things: the overall shape or geometry of the universe, how much dark energy it contains, and the “equation of state”; which determines how the density of dark energy responds to the expansion of the universe.