COSMOS Cosmos, in astronomy, the entire physical universe considered as a unified whole (from the Greek kosmos, meaning “order,” “harmony,” and “the world”). Humanity’s growing understanding of all the objects and phenomena within the cosmic system is explained in the article universe. For a history of the study of the universe as a unified whole. (via britannica) Is there a difference between the universe and the cosmos? Cosmos means "the universe seen as a well-ordered whole." Universe means "all existing matter and space considered as a whole; the cosmos." The words can be used as synonym of each other, or you can use cosmos when you are referring to the well-ordered aspect of the universe. source: (1) https://www.britannica.com/science/Cosmos-astronomy (2)https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/20734/whats-the-difference-between-the-universe-and-the-cosmos #Space
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