the cosmos
noun
: the universe especially when it is understood as an ordered system
the origins of the cosmos
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That means stargazing is exceptional here, and fall is an especially great time to watch the cosmos.
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Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 14 Sep. 2025
Conceived as a partnership among scientists in Europe, North America, East Asia, and Chile, ALMA was designed to be a powerful radio-astronomy observatory that could peer into the coldest and most distant regions of the cosmos, where stars and planets are born.
—Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 10 Sep. 2025
For nearly five decades, NASA's twin Voyager probes have plumbed the cosmos in search of answers to some of astronomy's most perplexing mysteries about our solar system and its place in the wider universe.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025
After all that shake-up energy, the cosmos blesses you with balance.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 29 Aug. 2025
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Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 14 Sep. 2025
Conceived as a partnership among scientists in Europe, North America, East Asia, and Chile, ALMA was designed to be a powerful radio-astronomy observatory that could peer into the coldest and most distant regions of the cosmos, where stars and planets are born.
—Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 10 Sep. 2025
For nearly five decades, NASA's twin Voyager probes have plumbed the cosmos in search of answers to some of astronomy's most perplexing mysteries about our solar system and its place in the wider universe.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025
After all that shake-up energy, the cosmos blesses you with balance.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 29 Aug. 2025
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“The cosmos.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20cosmos. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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