You know what time it is. It's time for Ask a Space Man. I'm your host Paul Sutter. You've got questions and I've got answers. You know how this show works, but I like to

repeat myself a lot. It, you know, it boars people, it drives people away from the dinner table,

but I can't help myself. I just like repeating myself. So let's go back. I'll repeat myself.

You know how the show works. You go to Twitter or Facebook, use the hashtag, ask a space man, send some questions, and I'll repeat myself. You know how the show works. You go to Twitter or Facebook. Use the hashtag

Ask a Spaceman. Send some questions and I'll answer them. You can also follow me directly on Twitter

and Facebook. My name is Paul Matt Sutter, M-A-T-T-T-T-E-R, with a Paul out in front. You can also go

to Ask a Spaceman.com. There you'll find the show notes. You can comment on

the episodes. You can ask questions there, follow-up questions. You can also email me at

Ask a Spaceman at gmail.com. You send me questions and I answer them because we are trying

for complete knowledge of time and space. And you know what?

Maybe we'll get there this week.

No, no, we won't.

Never mind.

But, you know, we'll get a little closer this week.

On the path today to complete knowledge of time and space is a question from Alex Rothberg.

On Facebook, he asked, is the universe slowly dying?

You know, last episode I talked about the early universe and the history of the universe,

and you know what? It's time to look into the future and talk about the death of the universe. Before I go on, I should note,

you may have noticed the sound may seem a little bit off. This is an on-the-road audition. I'm

still in Trieste, Italy, visiting here, and I need to record my episodes. Otherwise, they won't

get out in time, so that's kind of how life is.

You may hear some background noise.

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