"Nearly all of the life of the universe will be dark with no star"
Maybe it will turn out that many of the double star systems were created by intelligent life
Maybe it will turn out that many of the double star systems were created by intelligent life
Also, Ten Chiang's Exhalation is another short story about trying to stave off the entropy-death of the universe. [2]
1. https://astronomy.org/moravian/C00-Last%20Question.pdf (pdf)