What do astronomers believe will be the final state of our universe?
A) a Big Crunch in which everything collapses back in on itself
B) an ever-expanding universe filled with nothing but hydrogen and helium gas
C) a universe that stops expanding and is filled with nothing but white dwarfs, neutron stars, and black holes
D) an ever-expanding universe filled with photons and elementary particles
E) a universe that stops expanding once enough stars become black holes

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Astronomers currently believe in the "heat death" scenario, where the universe continues to expand, eventually leading to a state filled with low-energy photons and elementary particles as stars burn out and galaxies drift apart.

What Do Astronomers Believe Will Be the Final State of Our