SMRTR Science & EngineeringJan 25, 2026Science News

Physics theories about the multiverse are stranger than fiction

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While science fiction popularizes multiverse concepts for entertainment, physicists propose two serious theories explaining how multiple universes could exist and solve fundamental cosmic mysteries. Cosmological inflation theory suggests our universe is one bubble among many with different physical properties, while quantum mechanics proposes all possible outcomes of particle measurements create parallel realities where alternate versions of ourselves exist.

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