Evidence, as yet un-backed-up, is starting to come in suggesting that the universe is expanding faster than previously thought. If true, this would tend to support the concept of “phantom energy,” creating an anti-gravity force that’s going to blow the universe into a vanishingly thin haze of sub-elemental particles.

NASA’s Hubble Finds Universe Is Expanding Faster Than Expected

The improved Hubble constant value 45.5 miles per second per megaparsec. (A megaparsec equals 3.26 million light-years.) The new value means the distance between cosmic objects will double in another 9.8 billion years.

Better start scratching off stuff on your bucket list, time’s runnin’ out.