COSMIC DEATH BUBBLE

The details of this death by bubble are fairly complicated, but it's based on the idea that the universe is metastable, which means it's not in its lowest or most stable energy state. So, there's the remote possibility that the universe could drop into a lower energy state, which would set off a giant light-speed bubble that destroys everything it touches. This idea came about with the discovery of the Higgs Boson in 2012. As a result of this find, it confirmed the idea of a potential death bubble, suggesting that a so-called Higgs Field permeates the universe, giving particles mass. Though the field is currently in a stable energy state, measurements of the Higgs Boson suggest that the the energy state could change. According to the standard physics we presently adhere to, it turns out we're right on the edge between a stable universe and an unstable universe. Researchers have calculated the formation and collapse of a particle called an instanton will likely set off the Death Bubble between 10 quinquadragintillion years and 10 octodecillion years. Not everyone is convinced that the universe will come to such an end. This new study looks at the standard model of physics, which has not integrated new ideas like quantum gravity or dark matter, which are little understood and could completely change their conclusion- perhaps even making the universe more stable.