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Published online 14 December 2001 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news011220-4

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Cosmos to freeze-frame

The Universe could be slipping away from us forever.

Astronomers working 100 billion years from now face a tedious time. Only about 1,000 galaxies will be visible from the Milky Way, compared with the many billions currently on offer.

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