Cosmology is the academic discipline that seeks to understand the origin, evolution, structure, and ultimate fate of the universe. The term is also often applied to the underlying model of such a system.
Cosmology may also refer to:
- Physical cosmology, the study of large-scale structures and dynamics of the universe
- Observational cosmology, the study of the structure, the evolution and the origin of the universe through observation
- Philosophical cosmology, a branch of philosophy that ponders the universe
- Religious cosmology, a way of explaining the origin, history, and evolution of the universe based on religious traditions
- Cosmology (album), 2010 album by Rolo Tomasi
- Cosmology (textbook), 2008 book by Steven Weinberg
- Cosmology (The Urantia Book), cosmological and metaphysical concept outlined in The Urantia Book
- Cosmology@Home, BOINC volunteer computing project
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