In the end times, the universe & everything in it will no longer exist, Why then does it continue to  expand>
356592
every ending has a begining, every begining has and end..... Circles never start nor end except in there construction.... Expanding is shrinking and shrinking is expanding... more out to move in... linger longer or no longer linger
692226
When the end comes, we won't know it. It'll be here on moment, gone the next.\n\nBut why do you assume the world is going to end. Maybe, in time, we can sort out ourselves, and the world and live here forever in absolute peace. Isn't that what you religious people really think, that your lord will punish the sinners and non believers and purify the earth for those of you good enough for his praise?
1084528
There are many questions that cannot be answered, yours are among them.  The end of the world is impossible to predict, and what will end it cannot be known.  I don't see anything happening too soon, so I woudn't worry about it if I were you.  The Sun won't explode, yet there will come a time -- so far into the future that neither you or I will have to worry about it -- that it will burn out.  God is merciful.  As long as there are a few of us who believe in God, He won't wipe us out.  I believe that God just let us on our own, to see how we handle his gift of the universe.
36543
As I understand it, the universe is in fact finite.  However, it's expansion is continuous and progresses at such a rate that we can not, with current technology, move beyond to see the end.
231891
I believe the Universe did start with a bang and slowly expands until one day it begans to retract in upon itself until it eventually ends. The beauty is that at that point, it will start all over. It is the ebb and flow of life, the yin and yang or the life and death cycle. Ultimately there is no real end, just life. \nAs far as what lies at the end ... I would say you decide that. It could be reuniting with loved ones, reuniting with God/Universe, or even reincarting again. There are no limits - not time, not physicality, not anything.
387616
Originally it was thought that the expansion of the Universe was slowing, and would eventually stop, reverse, and end in a "big crunch".  Now it appears as if the expansion is not only *not* slowing, it's actually accelerating!  As close as we can tell, this expansion will continue until the Universe dies of cold-when the reaction potential reaches zero, and all the energy is lost either to waste heat or inert matter.  However, it is clear we have a very poor understanding of the Universe and what it is composed of, and the forces that drive it (the expansion, for example, seems to require a new force that opposes gravity).  There is also the possibility that humans, or some other intelligent species, will over the next few billion years, achieve enough knowledge and power to change the fate of the Universe.
49948
the same thing thats on this side. new matter is not being formed it is just expanding from the force of the big bang all those millions of years ago. Some scientists say the expansion will eventually stop and the universe will collapse onto itself, and then maybe explode again. All theories so in effect we dont know.
1099710
You are thinking 3 dimensionally. There is no center to the universe in 3 dimensions even though it IS expanding...
680741
Well we couldnt go to the end.. because time is what results from the universe expanding.. so as time goes on.. the universe keeps growing
1149831
So far our observations are leaning more towards open, because our universe is expanding at an accellerating rate, and it shows no sign of slowing, if it were closed (which we havent found enough matter in the universe to help this theory) then the expansion would slow, come to a stop, and come back and collapse back in on itself. But so far evidence is telling us it won't.
545405
What happens if heaven is here on earth and we are wasting our precious time wondering where we are going to go next.  The universe I think is a God like creation of infinity upon infinity exploding and imploding in a constant merry-go-round of momentous force started by an almighty, power-full, special entity,......God.  So close your eyes and dream your dreams, we are all part of God and the universe, they are both one and the same, immortally eternal....
1106562
I didn't go to any of your links.  I chose to believe that we are in the end times simply because of Bible prophecy and the Book of Revelation.   God has come close to the hour of closing this chapter on earth.  No one knows the exact hour or day, but I believe it is sooner rather than later.
447340
The universe contains all the matter and energy that was ever in it.\n\nSo, going from the Big Bang Hypotheisi, it is reasonable to assume that there was a flash of light (energy, which must remain within the universe) at the time of the explosion.\n\nGiven that light travels at a constant speed, and the universe is about 15 billion years old, the universe is an every expanding sphere of space, 30 billion light-years across.\n\nWhilst it may not go on forever, you'll never reach the outer  boundary!
5808
Nobody really knows for sure.\n\nThere's a theory that the universe is expanding in a spherical shape and will continue to expand until it reaches maximum entropy. At that point all of the energy and matter in the universe will be equally distributed and the universe will no longer be able to support life.\n\nThere's another theory that the universe will expand (again, roughly in the shape of a sphere) until all of the galaxies exhaust their kinetic energy. At that point the universe will begin contracting. When the contracting is complete a singularity containing all of the mass in the universe will form and explode in a big bang.\n\nIf you think about it, if the latter theory is true then it's possible that the universe has expanded and collapsed an infinite number of times in the past!
446086
the cosmos has an end... every star and galaxy will have an and so the universe will end someday and someday.. look on discovery science for details
344481
well let us take a "logical" look....the big bang says that there was nothing, then something, and now everything is expanding away.  So how did things get farther away than time has permitted?  Hmmm...kind of a hole in the theory.
664661
Quite an interesting question.  Well, it's true that the Universe is expanding, has been expanding since the Big Bang, and always will expand.  Plus, it's been doing so at the speed of light, so unless there's some way for us to travel faster than that, we're already too late to actually go (or send something) and find out what it's expanding into.  Point B can never reach the end.  Having said that, we're fairly sure that 'nothing' is beyond space.  Space is expanding into nothingness.  Of course, this is a hard concept since most of space has nothing in it anyway.  Yet even  when space is empty, it's still considered 'something.'  This empty 'something' expands into the nothingness.  Confusing, I know, but I can't think of a better way to explain.  Anyway, I don't believe there's a container that would stop the Universe from expanding.  I suppose it could be theoretically possible, but I'm not sure how.  I believe it will keep on expanding forever.