oscillating universe

oscillating universe

noun Astronomy.
a variant model of the closed universe in which the universe undergoes cycles of expansion and contraction.
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Oscillating_universe is always a great word to know.
So is galaxy. Does it mean:
a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Serpens also called the Balance
a large system of stars held together by mutual gravitation and isolated from similar systems by vast regions of space
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oscillating universe   (ŏs'ə-lā'tĭng)  Pronunciation Key 
A model of a closed universe in which the expansion of the universe slows and reverses, causing a collapse into a singularity, which then explodes into a new universe, repeating the cycle. Such a model implies that our universe is just one of a long line of universes. Scientists have not been able to develop a theory of how a collapsed universe could explode into a new one.
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