cosmogony
Academic term for the study of the origin and development of the universe. Used in scientific and philosophical contexts.
Cosmogony is a field that scientifically investigates the beginning of the universe.
宇宙論 (cosmology) is the broader study of the universe's structure and evolution, while 宇宙発生論 specifically focuses on its origin.
Compound of 宇宙 (universe), 発生 (generation, occurrence), and 論 (theory, discourse). The term is a direct calque of Western 'cosmogony'.