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cosmic expansion [′käz·mik ik′span·shən]

(astronomy)

The recession of all distant galaxies from each other, as manifested in the red shift of their spectral lines.

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No references found			And newborn stars emit lots of ultraviolet light, which cosmic expansion shifts into the visible-light and short infrared bands that the new Hubble camera can detect. Windows on the universe: astronomy's multiwavelength revolution ... by Cowen, Ron / Science News According to a report in New Scientist, the detailed properties of this background may contain hints of hidden extra dimensions or multiple universes, as well as providing clues to what caused a brief, early period of incredibly rapid cosmic expansion. Planck spacecraft obtains first peek of big bang's 'afterglow' by Asian News International Other possible explanations include a change in the gravitational constant G, the effects of cosmic expansion, and even the influence of dark matter. Tidal interaction making Earth and Sun push each other away by Asian News International			Cosimo de' Medici Cosimo I Cosimo Tura cosine cosine emission law cosine function cosine law cosine pulse cosine series cosine winding cosine-squared pulse Cosines, Law of Cosmas Indicopleustes Cosmas of Prague Cosmas, St. and St. Damian Cosmati work cosmetic surgery Cosmetics cosmic cosmic abundance Cosmic Background Explorer cosmic background radiation cosmic censorship hypothesis Cosmic Dust cosmic electrodynamics cosmic expansion Cosmic Gas Dynamics cosmic light Cosmic Magnetohydrodynamics cosmic microwave background cosmic microwave radiation Cosmic Noise cosmic radiation Cosmic Radio Emissions cosmic radio waves cosmic ray Cosmic Rays cosmic sediment cosmic spherules cosmic string cosmic year cosmic-ray shower cosmic-ray telescope Cosmocercidae Cosmocercoidea Cosmochemistry cosmochlore Cosmodrome Cosmogony Cosmoid Scale cosmological			Cosmic Awareness Cosmic Background Explorer Cosmic Background Explorer Cosmic Background Explorer Cosmic Background Explorer (COBE) Cosmic Background Imager cosmic background radiation cosmic background radiation cosmic background radiation Cosmic Background Radiation Anisotropy Satellite Cosmic Bedouin Cartographers, Inc. Cosmic censorship Cosmic censorship hypothesis Cosmic censorship principle Cosmic Church of Truth Cosmic Communist Constructions Photographed COSMIC Data Analysis and Archive Center Cosmic Diffuse Gamma-Ray Background Cosmic doomsday Cosmic doomsday cosmic dust cosmic dust Cosmic Dust Analyzer Cosmic Dust Collection Experiment Cosmic Dust Lab cosmic electrodynamics Cosmic Encounter Cosmic Encounters Cosmic engine Cosmic Era cosmic expansion Cosmic Full Function Point Cosmic Functional Size Unit Cosmic Galactic Radiation Cosmic Gas Dynamics Cosmic Gear Box Cosmic Hot Interstellar Plasma Satellite Cosmic Hot Interstellar Plasma Spectrometer Cosmic inflation Cosmic inflation Cosmic Infrared Background Cosmic infrared background radiation Cosmic Intelligence Agency Cosmic Internet Academy Cosmic joker Cosmic joker cosmic light Cosmic Magnetohydrodynamics cosmic microwave background cosmic microwave background cosmic microwave background cosmic microwave background radiation cosmic microwave background radiation cosmic microwave background radiation Cosmic Microwave Polarization At Small Scales Cosmic microwave radiation Cosmic microwave radiation Cosmic Muon Detector Array Cosmic No-Hair Conjecture cosmic noise cosmic noise

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