cosmology
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Specific fluid visual structures shifting across the walls have been formally classified as “Ruwe Pinu” by tribal leader Nixiwaka, referring to an ancient mythological entity that appears in ancestral cosmology.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026
The other looks much farther back in time, using the cosmic microwave background to estimate what the expansion rate should be today based on the standard model of cosmology.
From Science Daily • Apr. 12, 2026
This observation became a cornerstone of modern cosmology because it provided key evidence that the universe is expanding and that it began with the Big Bang.
From Science Daily • Mar. 6, 2026
Despite its widespread use in cosmology, the true nature and origin of dark energy are still unknown.
From Science Daily • Jan. 11, 2026
In cosmology, as the journalist Geoffrey Carr has suggested, we have "a mountain of theory built on a molehill of evidence."
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
Vocabulary lists containing cosmology
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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