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== <span style="color: #FFFFFF;">Remembering</span> == * '''Cosmology''' β The study of the large-scale structure and history of the universe. * '''The Big Bang''' β The rapid expansion of matter from a state of extremely high density and temperature that marked the origin of the universe. * '''Singularity''' β The initial state of the universe; a point of infinite density. * '''Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB)''' β The "afterglow" of the Big Bang; faint radiation that fills the entire universe. * '''Expansion of the Universe''' β The observation that galaxies are moving away from each other (Discovered by Edwin Hubble). * '''Redshift''' β The stretching of light waves as an object moves away from us, making them appear "redder." * '''Dark Energy''' β An unknown force that is causing the expansion of the universe to accelerate. * '''Dark Matter''' β Invisible matter that provides the gravity needed to hold galaxies together. * '''Inflation''' β A theory that the universe underwent a period of extremely rapid expansion in its first tiny fraction of a second. * '''Nucleosynthesis''' β The formation of the first light elements (Hydrogen, Helium, Lithium) in the first few minutes of the universe. * '''Hubble's Law''' β The observation that the farther away a galaxy is, the faster it is moving away from us ($v = H_0 * d$). * '''observable Universe''' β The portion of the universe from which light has had time to reach us. * '''Multiverse''' β The theoretical idea that our universe is just one of many. * '''The Big Crunch / Big Rip / Big Freeze''' β Theories about the ultimate fate of the universe. </div> <div style="background-color: #006400; color: #FFFFFF; padding: 20px; border-radius: 8px; margin-bottom: 15px;">
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