Astronomy Courses

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
• 1 month from now (26th Sep)
• Free Online Course (Audit)

• Best of All Time

Arizona

Astronomy: Exploring Time and Space

23 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
• 1 week from now (22nd Aug)
• 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
• 2 weeks from now (29th Aug)
• Free Online Course (Audit)

• Best of All Time

UTokyo

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…

• Coursera
• 31 hours worth of material, 4 weeks long
• Tomorrow
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Super-Earths and Life

5 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)

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
• Finished
• Free Online Course (Audit)

• Best of All Time

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

Astro 101: Black Holes

9 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…

• Coursera
• 18 hours worth of material, 10 weeks long
• 1 week from now (22nd Aug)
• Free Online Course (Audit)

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

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

University of Copenhagen

Origins - Formation of the Universe, Solar System, Earth and Life

7 reviews

The Origins course tracks the origin of all things – from the Big Bang to the origin of the Solar System and the Earth. The course follows the evolution of life on our planet through deep geological time to present life forms.

• Coursera
• 23 hours worth of material, 12 weeks long
• Tomorrow
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Archaeoastronomy

6 reviews

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…

• Coursera
• 7-8 hours worth of material, 7 weeks long
• 1 week from now (22nd Aug)
• Free Online Course (Audit)

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