Kalmar “cosmogenic” sifa ce da ke bayyana wani abu da ke da alaka da halitta ko samar da sararin samaniya ko sararin samaniya. An samo shi daga kalmomin Helenanci "cosmos," ma'ana "universe," da "genes," ma'anar "haifaffen" ko "samar da shi."A cikin mahallin kimiyya, ana amfani da "cosmogenic" sau da yawa don kwatanta abubuwan da suka faru. samar da isotopes ta hanyar haskoki na sararin samaniya, irin su cosmogenic nuclides da aka samu a cikin sararin duniya, ko kuma don yin la'akari da asali da juyin halittar hasken sararin samaniya da kuma mu'amalarsu da kwayoyin halitta.A waje da mahallin kimiyya, " cosmogenic" kuma ana iya amfani da shi sosai don bayyana duk wani abu da ke da alaƙa da sararin samaniya ko halittarta, kamar ka'idodin sararin samaniya na tsoffin al'adu ko tattaunawa ta falsafa kan tushen sararin samaniya.