Thank you for the responses. It's a very fasinating topic for me. I spend much time studying this and wanted to knOw the most resent accepted theory. So all in all, we are likely to be headed into a big freeze, correct?
Thanks for that analogy. The concept makes more sense now. So what do resent observations conclude to be the ultimate fate of the universe? Big rip, or heat death?
According to my minimal understanding, a universe with the fate of the "Big Crunch" theory, has to come to a complete stop before it begins its journey in reverse. My understanding of slowing down, then stopping, is this. No matter how slow and delicate you proceed in doing so, at that moment...