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The Life and Death of Stars

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Gain a better understanding of these spectacular celestial bodies in this enthralling course which features dazzling imagery from Hubble, informative graphics, and animations.

Syllabus

  • 01: Why the Stellar Life Cycle Matters
  • 02: The Stars' Information Messenger
  • 03: Measuring the Stars with Light
  • 04: Stellar Nurseries
  • 05: Gravitational Collapse and Protostars
  • 06: The Dynamics of Star Formation
  • 07: Solar Systems in the Making
  • 08: Telescopes-Our Eyes on the Stars
  • 09: Mass-The DNA of Stars
  • 10: Eclipses of Stars-Truth in the Shadows
  • 11: Stellar Families
  • 12: A Portrait of Our Star, the Sun
  • 13: E = mc2-Energy for a Star's Life
  • 14: Stars in Middle Age
  • 15: Stellar Death
  • 16: Stellar Corpses-Diamonds in the Sky
  • 17: Dying Breaths-Cepheids and Supernovae
  • 18: Supernova Remnants and Galactic Geysers
  • 19: Stillborn Stars
  • 20: The Dark Mystery of the First Stars
  • 21: Stars as Magnets
  • 22: Solar Storms-The Perils of Life with a Star
  • 23: The Stellar Recipe of Life
  • 24: A Tale of Two Stars
  • By This Professor

Taught by

Keivan G. Stassun

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