Astronomy Courses

Atmospheric Chemistry: Planets and Life Beyond Earth

52 reviews

Learn about the atmospheric chemistry of planets and celestial bodies and explore the possibility of finding life beyond Earth.

• FutureLearn
• 2 hours a week, 2 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

• Best of All Time

Astrobiology and the Search for Extraterrestrial Life

33 reviews

Learn about the origin and evolution of life and the search for life beyond the Earth.

• Coursera
• 11 hours worth of material, 5 weeks long
• 3 days from now (11th Apr)
• Free Online Course (Audit)

• Best of All Time

Caltech

The Science of the Solar System

50 reviews

Learn about the science behind the current exploration of the solar system in this free class. Use principles from physics, chemistry, biology, and geology to understand the latest from Mars, comprehend the outer solar system, ponder planets outside our…

• Coursera
• 30 hours worth of material, 10 weeks long
• 27th Jun, 2022
• Free Online Course (Audit)

• Best of All Time

AstroTech: The Science and Technology behind Astronomical Discovery

11 reviews

"How do they know that?" Modern astronomy has made some astonishing discoveries - how stars burn and how black holes form; galaxies from the edge of the universe and killer rocks right next door; where the elements come from and how the expanding univer…

• Coursera
• 6-7 hours worth of material, 6 weeks long
• 3 days from now (11th Apr)
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Super-Earths and Life

4 reviews

Learn about the Earth, life, and how we can search for life elsewhere in the universe.

• edX
• 3-5 hours a week, 15 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

From Chemistry to Life

3 reviews

To look for evidence of life on other planets, we have to adapt what we know about chemistry on Earth to aid our search. Astronomer Dimitar Sasselov explains how we can use what we already know to search for alien life in this Master Class.

• World Science U
• Self paced
• Free Online Course

Universe or Multiverse?

5 reviews

Theoretical physicist Andrei Linde was responsible for proposing the ideas of an inflationary multiverse and eternal inflation. In this Master Class, Linde discusses the evolution of these ideas over the past decades and what the future of cosmology hold…

• World Science U
• Self paced
• Free Online Course

Imagining Other Earths

3 reviews

Are we alone? This course introduces core concepts in astronomy, biology, and planetary science that enable the student to speculate scientifically about this profound question and invent their own solar systems. All the features of this course are avai…

• Coursera
• 26 hours worth of material, 8 weeks long
• 3 days from now (11th Apr)
• Free Online Course (Audit)

The Edges of the Universe

1 review

Breakthrough Prize winner Andrew Strominger and string theorist Cumrun Vafa rediscovered the elusive quantity of black hole entropy in a groundbreaking calculation. Join Professor Strominger for an overview of how string theory has allowed us to understa…

• World Science U
• Self paced
• Free Online Course

PredictionX: Lost Without Longitude

1 review

Explore the history of navigation, from stars to satellites.

• edX
• 2-5 hours a week, 1 week long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

General Relativity (Spring 2020)

1 review

Course covers the basic principles of Einstein's general theory of relativity, differential geometry, experimental tests of general relativity, black holes, and cosmology.

• MIT OpenCourseWare
• 30 hours worth of material
• Self paced
• Free Online Course

Arizona

Astronomy: Exploring Time and Space

22 reviews

This course is designed for anyone who is interested in learning more about modern astronomy. We will help you get up to date on the most recent astronomical discoveries while also providing support at an introductory level for those who have no backgrou…

• Coursera
• 43 hours worth of material, 11 weeks long
• 4th Apr, 2022
• Free Online Course (Audit)

• Best of All Time

The Early Universe (Fall 2013)

The first part of the course deals with the classical cosmology, and later part with modern particle physics and its recent impact on cosmology.

• MIT OpenCourseWare
• 29 hours worth of material
• Self paced
• Free Online Course

RU

Analyzing the Universe

6 reviews

Using publicly available data from NASA of actual satellite observations of astronomical x-ray sources, we explore some of the mysteries of the cosmos, including neutron stars, black holes, quasars and supernovae. We will analyze energy spectra and tim…

• Coursera
• 22 hours worth of material, 6 weeks long
• 1 week from now (18th Apr)
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Space Medicine

Have you ever wondered what it would take for humans to travel beyond the comforts of our home planet, Earth? Duke students and alumni are invited to participate in Space Medicine, a new non-credit, online learning experience in which you will learn abou…

• Coursera
• 10 hours worth of material, 6 weeks long
• 3 days from now (11th Apr)
• Free Online Course (Audit)