cosmos
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Hydrogen, the most abundant element in the cosmos, emits only a very faint glow, making direct observations nearly impossible for older instruments.
From Science Daily • May 16, 2026
Together, these structures form the large-scale architecture of the cosmos, linking galaxies and galaxy clusters across enormous distances.
From Science Daily • May 12, 2026
More than 2,000 years ago, a debate raged between atomist philosophers—who thought the cosmos comprised infinite atoms, arranged into infinite worlds, some inhabited like ours—and those who believed Earth was unique.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026
Time and again, the missions that matter most put a human face on the cosmos, allowing those watching from Earth to feel they too were along for the ride.
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
A Clock Watcher whose whole body seemed a shifty cosmos of dark skies, dark clouds, and stars, with a lopsided fingernail moon where most people had faces, raised its arms high and wide.
From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles
Vocabulary lists containing cosmos
Elements of the Universe: Cosm, Cosmo ("Universe")
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Oh, My Stars! The Language of Outer Space
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Space Science (Astronomy) - Introductory
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