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Cosmology is the astrophysical study of the history, structure, and dynamics of the universe. It addresses fundamental questions about the nature and evolution of the universe.

Cosmology includes topics such as Big bang, Cosmic abundance, Microwave background, Cosmological constant, Dark energy and matter, Event horizon, Expansion of the universe, Galaxy clusters, Hubble expansion, Inflation, Olber's paradox, Redshift, Steady state theory and Universe.

 

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Rewriting general relativity? Putting a new model of... Last Updated on 2009-08-24 at 19:43 American Physical Society (Aug. 24, 2009) – Does an exciting but controversial new model of quantum gravity reproduce Einstein's theory of general relativity? Scientists at... More »

Universe: Zuni Indian Last Updated on 2009-04-21 at 22:50 From the Zuni indians we hear of Awonawilona, the All-Containing, who is; self-conceived and by his own volition brings himself into being; a feat reminiscent of how the Egyptian... More »

Universe: Watery Abyss Last Updated on 2009-04-21 at 22:17 The Egyptian story of Creation is believed to be one of the most ancient stories of cosmogenesis known to us at the present time. It may even predate the First Dynasty of the Old... More »

Universe: Static Last Updated on 2009-04-21 at 21:27 No sooner had he published his general theory of relativity in 1915, but Albert Einstein turned his attention to solving his newly-minted, relativistic equation for gravity for... More »

Universe: Scandinavian Last Updated on 2009-04-21 at 21:26 Before the introduction of Christianity, the ancient Scandanavian and Germanic peoples had developed a creation story unique to their geographical circumstances but similar in... More »

Universe: Pre-relativistic Last Updated on 2009-04-21 at 21:26 The notion that celestial bodies have not always been the way we now see them can probably be traced to the results of Newtonian celestial mechanics in the 18th century. LaPlace... More »

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