cosmos
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Scientists study them to better understand how stars evolve, explode, and distribute heavy elements throughout the cosmos.
From Science Daily • May 15, 2026
Future work will focus on harder-to-observe regions, helping build an even more detailed map of the cosmos.
From Science Daily • Apr. 28, 2026
Eventually, science slipped the shackles of heresy and astronomers revolutionized our understanding of Earth’s place in the cosmos.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 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
Unlike the Western universe, the Hindu cosmos was infinite in extent; beyond our own universe were innumerable other universes.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
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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