the cosmos
noun
: the universe especially when it is understood as an ordered system
the origins of the cosmos
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Dark matter is invisible, but its gravity interacts with matter in the cosmos.
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Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 June 2025
For decades, our best models of the universe have suggested that a third of the baryonic matter that should be out there in the cosmos is missing.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 19 June 2025
The sky images can be stitched together to show changes in the cosmos, such as the movements of comets through the solar system.
—Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 16 June 2025
As new space stations rise and global public-private partnerships expand, the cosmos becomes a laboratory for hope, resilience and discovery.
—Shelli Brunswick, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025
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Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 June 2025
For decades, our best models of the universe have suggested that a third of the baryonic matter that should be out there in the cosmos is missing.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 19 June 2025
The sky images can be stitched together to show changes in the cosmos, such as the movements of comets through the solar system.
—Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 16 June 2025
As new space stations rise and global public-private partnerships expand, the cosmos becomes a laboratory for hope, resilience and discovery.
—Shelli Brunswick, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025
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“The cosmos.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20cosmos. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.
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