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The Universe and Space stuff by Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell

Kurzgesagt's YouTube channel focuses on minimalist animated educational content, using the flat design style. All our space related videos.
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- Self paced
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Atmospheric Chemistry: Planets and Life Beyond Earth
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Learn about the atmospheric chemistry of planets and celestial bodies and explore the possibility of finding life beyond Earth.
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- 2 hours a week, 2 weeks long
- 27th Sep, 2021
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California Institute of Technology
The Science of the Solar System
49 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…
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- 29 hours worth of material, 10 weeks long
- 27th Sep, 2021
- Free Online Course (Audit)
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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.
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- 11 hours worth of material, 5 weeks long
- 27th Sep, 2021
- Free Online Course (Audit)
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Astronomy: Exploring Time and Space
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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
- 20th Sep, 2021
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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 hours worth of material, 6 weeks long
- 27th Sep, 2021
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Super-Earths and Life
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Learn about the Earth, life, and how we can search for life elsewhere in the universe.
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Imagining Other Earths
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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
- 25 hours worth of material, 8 weeks long
- 27th Sep, 2021
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PredictionX: Lost Without Longitude
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Explore the history of navigation, from stars to satellites.
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Archaeoastronomy
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Archaeoastronomy is the “science of stars and stones”. It is an interdisciplinary science in between architecture, archaeology, and astronomy. It studies the relationships between the ancient monuments and the sky, in order to gain a better understandin…
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- 7 hours worth of material, 7 weeks long
- 20th Sep, 2021
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The Early Universe (Fall 2013)

Course FeaturesVideo lecturesCaptions/transcriptAssignments: problem sets (no solutions)Exams and solutionsCourse DescriptionThe Early Universe provides an introduction to modern cosmology. The first part of the course deals with the classical cosmology…
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General Relativity (Spring 2020)

Course FeaturesVideo lecturesCaptions/transcriptAssignments: problem sets (no solutions)Course Description8.962 is MIT's graduate course in general relativity, which covers the basic principles of Einstein's general theory of relativity, differential ge…
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Astro 101: Black Holes
5 reviews

What is a black hole? Do they really exist? How do they form? How are they related to stars? What would happen if you fell into one? How do you see a black hole if they emit no light? What’s the difference between a black hole and a really dark star? Cou…
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- 18 hours worth of material, 10 weeks long
- 20th Sep, 2021
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From the Big Bang to Dark Energy
17 reviews

We have learned a lot recently about how the Universe evolved in 13.7 billion years since the Big Bang. More than 80% of matter in the Universe is mysterious Dark Matter, which made stars and galaxies to form. The newly discovered Higgs-boson became froz…
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- 30 hours worth of material, 4 weeks long
- 13th Sep, 2021
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Greatest Unsolved Mysteries of the Universe
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Exploring the biggest mysteries of modern astrophysics.
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