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cosmology

[koz-mol-uh-jee] / kɒzˈmɒl ə dʒi /
NOUN
theory of the universe
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This assumption has become an important part of modern cosmology, supporting the view that the universe looks broadly similar when observed from different locations on sufficiently large scales.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 29, 2026

PhD candidate Ryan Camilleri said the project establishes a new international standard for supernova cosmology.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026

The achievement, made by an international research team that includes scientists from the University of Minnesota Twin Cities, represents a major advance in precision cosmology.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 20, 2026

Evans’s art didn’t change, but its environments did—proof that curatorial framing shapes perception, and that her universe, like any living cosmology, continues to unfold.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 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


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