Cosmology Gets a New Look As More Evidence Comes In

From: Chicago Sun-Times | Date: August 4, 1992| Author: Thomas Frisbie | Copyright information

Advances in the Big Bang theory have touched off a mini-boom in studies of the early universe.

Until recently, the field of cosmology - the study of the universe as a cosmos, combining theoretical metaphysics and scientific knowledge - was relegated to somewhat of a dark corner in scientific education. Now, however, cosmology, including the study of the early universe, is enjoying its day in the sun, even though, strictly speaking, the sun remains far in the future for those studyin...

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