Space Mission Design and Operations

5 reviews

Learn the concepts used in the design of space missions, manned or unmanned, and operations, based on the professional experience of the lecturer.

• edX
• 8 weeks, 2-4 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Analyzing the Universe

6 reviews

Explore the mysteries of the cosmos with Rutgers University. Analyze x-ray data from NASA to understand neutron stars, black holes, and more. 6 weeks long.

• Coursera
• 22 hours
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Space Medicine

368 ratings at Coursera

Explore the medical challenges of space exploration in this 6-week course by Duke University. Learn about human response to extreme environments and apply modern medicine to space situations.

• Coursera
• 10 hours 5 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

The Accelerating Universe

3 reviews

Nobel laureate Adam Riess walks you through his team's incredible discovery of dark energy and our accelerating universe. Explore one of the biggest mysteries in modern cosmology in this Master Class.

• World Science U
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Moons

6 reviews

Explore the many moons of our Solar System. Find out what makes them special and ask whether we send humans to our Moon again.

• FutureLearn
• 8 weeks, 3 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

The Diversity of Exoplanets

23 ratings at Coursera

Discover the methods of detecting and characterizing exoplanets in this 7-week MOOC by the University of Geneva. Gain a general understanding of exoplanet research and contribute to citizen science projects.

• Coursera
• 16 hours
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

The Conquest of Space: Space Exploration and Rocket Science

3 reviews

Explore the history and impact of space exploration with Universidad Carlos iii de Madrid's 7-week course. Learn about rocket science, space systems, and human space flight.

• edX
• 7 weeks, 3-4 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

The Sun and the Total Eclipse of August 2017

69 ratings at Coursera

Explore the science of the sun and prepare for the 2017 total solar eclipse with this 5-week course from the University of Colorado Boulder. Learn to safely view and understand the event.

• Coursera
• 8 hours 15 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

The Radio Sky I: Science and Observations

Be captivated by the exotic objects that populate the Radio Sky and gain a solid understanding of their physics and the fundamental techniques we use to observe them.

• edX
• 7 weeks, 4-6 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

The Radio Sky II: Observational Radio Astronomy

This course covers the principles and practices of radio astronomical observations, in particular with modern interferometers. Topics range from radio telescope technology to the measurement equation to radio interferometric calibration and imaging.

• edX
• 7 weeks, 6-7 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

The University of Sydney

Data-driven Astronomy

1337 ratings at Coursera

Explore data-driven astronomy with The University of Sydney's 6-week course. Learn computational thinking, SQL, data management, and machine learning in Python to analyze astronomical data.

• Coursera
• 23 hours 56 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

University of Arizona

Astronomy - State of the Art

4652 ratings at Udemy

Join Prof. Chris Impey in this Astronomy for beginners course and learn about today's amazing astronomical discoveries!

• Udemy
• 23 hours 22 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

The Evolving Universe

793 ratings at Coursera

This is an introductory astronomy survey class that covers our understanding of the physical universe and its major constituents, including planetary systems, stars, galaxies, black holes, quasars, larger structures, and the universe as a whole.

• Coursera
• 66 hours
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

University of Rochester

Confronting The Big Questions: Highlights of Modern Astronomy

474 ratings at Coursera

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.

• Coursera
• 11 hours
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

University of Arizona

Astrobiology: Exploring Other Worlds

449 ratings at Coursera

Explore the multidisciplinary field of astrobiology with the University of Arizona. In 6 weeks, learn about exoplanets, life emergence, and habitability, preparing you to discuss current discoveries.

• Coursera
• 1 day 2 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)