cosmological
Americanadjective
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Some observations of the distant Universe suggest that expansion may have proceeded somewhat more slowly in the past than the standard cosmological model predicts.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 2, 2026
Because this term evolves dynamically, it could potentially generate predictions that researchers might eventually test through cosmological observations.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 21, 2026
In fact, calculations suggest the cosmological constant should be extraordinarily large, effectively approaching infinity.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 19, 2026
Rather than disappearing from the story, the cosmological constant suddenly became essential again because it could account for this accelerating expansion.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 19, 2026
He believes the quasars are not at cosmological distances but instead are being ejected, left and right, by the “foreground” galaxy; and that the red shifts are the result of some as-yet-unfathomed mechanism.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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