The Evolving Universe
An artist's drawing of a fireball of exploding matter

The information in this video was accurate as of the original publication date.

Audience: Educators and Students
Grades: 5-12
Year: 1976


This NASA video segment explains what will happen to the universe billions of years from now. Viewers learn that the continuously expanding universe may be halted by gravity, thus causing the universe to collapse upon itself.

The Evolving Universe
Duration: 56 seconds
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This video clip is part of the Universe DVD that may be ordered from the Central Operation of Resources for Educators, or CORE  →.


Other video learning clips in this series include:
The Universe Is Born
Scientists Use Observatories to Learn About the Sun
The Structure of the Sun and Solar Events
The Planets
A Look Beyond the Planets: Nebulae, Stars, Quasars and Galaxies
Lifecycle of a Star
Is There Life Out There?: NASA's Search Continues