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What is the difference between Cosmology and Astronomy?

What is the difference between Cosmology and Astronomy?

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Matz Lewis Clark

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Matz Lewis Clark, College student, Graduation, Orlando

Answered Feb 01, 2021

Astronomy is a science subject. This subject studies the universe and the many aspects of it. This includes the moons, the stars, the planets, and the galaxies. Astronomy also explains the universe and how the universe has humans and animals that have evolved over time.

Like many subjects, there are branches of the subject. Cosmology is a branch of astronomy. It differs from astronomy because it is more specific than astronomy. When it comes to what cosmology studies, it focuses more on evolution. For example, it studies how the universe evolves. It also studies how the galaxies survive and change over time.

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K. Tanaka

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K. Tanaka, Librarian, Oklahoma

Answered Feb 01, 2021

Astronomy is a study of the universe. It uses many other subjects to study science, including chemistry, math, and physics. All of these subjects work together to help explain the origin of the universe, as well as the evolution of humans and animals. Astronomy is also a subject that studies the moons and the planets.

Astronomy itself has many branches that can be studied. Cosmology is one of those branches. This subject is more specific in its study, as it primarily focuses on how the universe has evolved, as well as focuses on the galaxies and how they change through time.

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F. Hope

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Answered Jan 29, 2021

Cosmology is the discipline of science that studies the beginning and the projected end of the universe. The study encompasses the connection and behavior of the large structures in our universe along with the fundamental particles. Cosmology attempts to answer how we came to be here, what goes on in the night-time sky, are we on our own in the universe, and what are those glittery items in the sky?

Astronomy encompasses celestial objects, space, and the physical universe. Astrology is one of the concepts of astronomy. It is the study of the planets, stars, and galaxies. When the sunset, sailors would use the stars to navigate their way, and it is much quicker and easier to use the stairs instead of a compass.

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W. Kaye

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W. Kaye, Ex-Marine, Post Graduate, Chapel Hill

Answered Jan 29, 2021

Astronomy is the study of locations and activities of the celestial bodies in space. Cosmology involves the knowledge of the structure, origin, and evolution of the universe. Astronomy is one of the oldest sciences, and its origins date back to the beginning of human existence.

It was discovered by accident when men were looking for repeating patterns of motions and orbital motions. Cosmology, on the other hand, is more interested in how the universe was born. It is more concerned about the development of the universe and how it will end up.

The main difference between astronomy and cosmology involves the scale of the universe undertaken for the study. Astronomy came first, and cosmology came later. Astronomy is used to create calendars. Cosmology has theories in mathematics and advanced physics, while astronomy is more based on observational data.

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M. Wright

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Answered May 23, 2018

Cosmology is a branch of astronomy. Both of these scientific fields involve studying the universe. A cosmologist frequently focuses his/her study on the “future, origins and evolution of our universe, along with its galaxies”. In other words cosmology looks at the origin of our universe from the Big Bang, to today, and on into the future.

Astronomy covers the study of everything in the universe so it has many subfields or branches, such as cosmology. Other branches of astronomy could include particular study areas such as solar, radio or planetary astronomy. Another way to describe the difference is to say that cosmology involves theory and astronomy involves observation.

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