University of Arizona - Astronomy: Exploring Time and Space
- Offered byCoursera
Astronomy: Exploring Time and Space at Coursera Overview
Duration | 43 hours |
Start from | Start Now |
Total fee | Free |
Mode of learning | Online |
Difficulty level | Beginner |
Official Website | Explore Free Course  |
Credential | Certificate |
Astronomy: Exploring Time and Space at Coursera Highlights
- 23% started a new career after completing these courses.
- 18% got a tangible career benefit from this course.
- Earn a shareable certificate upon completion.
Astronomy: Exploring Time and Space at Coursera Course details
- 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 background in science.
Astronomy: Exploring Time and Space at Coursera Curriculum
Astronomy: Exploring Time and Space
Welcome Video
Prof. Impey's Science Learning Survey Invitation
About the course
About us
Social media
Syllabus
Grading policy
Course Participation and Motivation Survey
Survey Verification "Quiz"
Science and History
Science and History Introduction
Vision
Discovery
Imagination
Reasoning
Uncertainty and Measurements
Causation and Correlation
Evidence
Scientific Method
Information
Ancient Astronomy
Calendars
Lunar Cultural Connections
Greek Science
Copernican Revolution
Kepler
Galileo
Copernican Vindication
Lesson one overview
Lecture slide .pdfs
Supplementary materials
Science and History Quiz A
Science and History Quiz B
The Night Sky
Night Sky Introduction
The Naked Eye
Daily Motion
Annual Motion
The Moon
Eclipses
The Planets
Lesson two overview
Lecture slide .pdfs
Supplementary materials
Night Sky Quiz
The Tools of Astronomy
Tools of Astronomy Introduction
Telescopes
Observing Limitations
Observing Solutions
Adaptive Optics
Interferometers
Detectors
Space Astronomy
Hubble Space Telescope
Hubble Images
Hubble Space Telescope Service Missions
Big Glass
Invisible Waves
Beyond Vision
Gravitational Waves
An Update on Gravitational Waves
Frontiers
Lesson three overview
Lecture slide .pdfs
Supplementary materials
Tools for Astronomy Quiz A
Tools for Astronomy Quiz B
Matter and Radiation
Matter and Radiation Introduction
Unity
Atoms
Substructure
The Higgs Boson
Forces
Forms of Energy
Light
Radiation
Chemistry
Spectra
Heat Energy
Mass Energy
Gravity
Gravity and Space-time
Relativity
Lesson four overview
Lecture slide .pdfs
Supplementary materials
Matter and Radiation Quiz A
Matter and Radiation Quiz B
The Solar System
Solar System Introduction
Formation
Comparisons
Inner Planets
Mars
Mars and Water
Mars Up Close
Future Mars
Jovian Planets
Outer Regions
Solar System Satellites
Titan
Water Worlds
Small Bodies
Space Exploration Introduction
Mastering Space
The Role of NASA
Commercial Sector
Future Technology
Lesson five overview
Lecture slide .pdfs
Supplementary materials
Solar System Quiz A
Solar System Quiz B
Space Exploration Quiz
Exoplanets
Exoplanets Introduction
Exoplanets
Detection and Imaging
Doppler
Transits
Characterizing Exoplanets
Earths
Kepler
Habitable Zones
Biomarkers
Habitable Worlds Update
Lesson six overview
Lecture slide .pdfs
Supplementary materials
Extrasolar Planets Quiz
Star Birth and Death
Star Birth and Death Introduction
Stars and Life
Star Formation
The Sun
Properties of Stars
Stellar Evolution
Nucleosynthesis in Low-mass Stars
Nucleosynthesis in High-mass Stars
Late Stages of Evolution
Supernovae
Pulsars
Black Holes
Testing Gravity
Lesson seven overview
Lecture slide .pdfs
Supplementary materials
Stars Quiz A
Stars Quiz B
Galaxies
Galaxies Introduction
Milky Way
Mass and Motions
Dark Matter
Evidence for Dark Matter
The Galactic Center
Properties of Galaxies
When Galaxies Collide
Galaxy Distances
Large Scale Structure
Structure Formation
Active Galaxies
Quasars
Cosmic Expansion
Dark Energy
Lesson eight overview
Lecture slide .pdfs
Supplementary materials
Galaxies Quiz A
Galaxies Quiz B
Activity no. 1, "Galaxy Zoo"
Cosmology
Cosmology Introduction
Scales of Space
Olbers Paradox
Old Light and Lookback Time
Contents of the Universe
Cosmology
Microwave Background
Big Bang
Unification
Early Universe
Present and Future
The Multiverse: Quantum Genesis
The Multiverse: Brane Theory
Lesson nine overview
Lecture slide .pdfs
Supplementary materials
Cosmology Quiz
Life in the Universe
Astrobiology Introduction
Biology
The Unity of Life
Extremophiles
Exobiology
The Origin of Life
The Evolution of Life
The Nature of Intelligence
Weird Life
Companionship
Drake Equation
Communication
Fermi Question
Life as Computation
The Simulation Hypothesis
Lesson ten overview
Lecture slide .pdfs
Supplementary materials
Astrobiology Quiz A
Astrobiology Quiz B
Activity no. 2, "Observing Project"
Astronomy: Exploring Time and Space at Coursera Admission Process
Important Dates
Other courses offered by Coursera
Student Forum
Anything you would want to ask experts?