Universe slowly dying as old stars fade faster than new ones are born
by Ian Sample Science editor from on (#H0DN)
Analysis of starlight from more than 220,000 distant galaxies shows that the cosmos has lost half of its brightness in the past two billion years
Without applause or encore, the lights are going out across the universe, as old stars die faster than new ones are born to replace them.
Astronomers described the slow death of the cosmos in fresh detail on Monday after training some of the world's most powerful telescopes on a vast region of space.
