Cosmology is a branch of astronomy that involves the origin and evolution of the universe, from the Big Bang to today and on into the future.
According to NASA, the definition of cosmology is "the scientific study of the large scale properties of the universe as a whole.".
The origins of today's cosmology began with the observation in the early 1500s by Nicolaus Copernicus that the Earth revolves around the Sun.
The next step was the discovery in the late 1600s by Isaac Newton that objects in space behaved according to the same laws of physics as objects on Earth..
Cosmology is as old as humankind.
Once primitive socal groups developed language, it was a short step to making their first attempts to understand the world around them.
Very early cosmology, from Neolithic times of 20,000 to 100,000 years ago, was extremely local..
What is the New Cosmology? The New Cosmology (also called the New Story, The Great Story, the Epic of Evolution, and Deeptime Perspective) is a perspective on the universe that offers a way to integrate scientific, spiritual, personal, and cultural viewpoints into a meaningful whole..
Cosmology is as old as humankind.
Once primitive socal groups developed language, it was a short step to making their first attempts to understand the world around them.
Very early cosmology, from Neolithic times of 20,000 to 100,000 years ago, was extremely local..
Modern physical cosmology is dominated by the Big Bang Theory which attempts to bring together observational astronomy and particle physics; more specifically, a standard parameterization of the Big Bang with dark matter and dark energy, known as the Lambda-CDM model..
Our universe could be twice as old as current estimates, according to a new study that challenges the dominant cosmological model and sheds new light on the so-called "impossible early galaxy problem." .
It’s not just that some of us believe we might have to rethink the standard model of cosmology; we might also have to change the way we think about some of the most basic features of our universe — a conceptual revolution that would have implications far beyond the world of science.
The Old Testament cosmos.
The Hebrew Bible depicted a three-part world, with the heavens ( shamayim) above, Earth ( eres) in the middle, and the underworld ( sheol) below. After the 4th century BCE this was gradually replaced by a Greek scientific cosmology of a spherical Earth surrounded by multiple concentric heavens.
