Coursera
Free Online Course (Audit)
English
Paid Certificate Available
4 weeks long, 11 hours worth of material
selfpaced
Overview
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An introduction to modern astronomy's most important questions. The four sections of the course are Planets and Life in The Universe; The Life of Stars; Galaxies and Their Environments; The History of The Universe.
Syllabus
- Are we alone in the Universe?
- Planets and Life in The Universe - Exoplanets searches, exoplanet census, astrobiology
- How do Stars Evolve and Die?
- The Life of Stars - Star formation, fusion and stellar middle age, black holes and stellar death-
- What Exists Outside our Galaxy?
- Galaxies and Their Environments - Galaxy types, Active Galactic Nuclei, Clusters of Clusters of Galaxies
- What is the Fate of the Universe?
- The History of The Universe - Why the Big Bang? A History of Time, What Happened Before the Big Bang
Taught by
Adam Frank
