Asteroids Courses and Certifications

World Science Festival

Asteroids and the Origins of Life - NASA's Osiris-Rex Mission to Bennu

Explore NASA's Osiris-Rex mission to asteroid Bennu with experts, discussing sample collection, potential origins of life, and future space exploration in this engaging scientific conversation.

• YouTube
• 34 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Build Asteroids using Python and Pygame

2417 ratings at Boot.dev

Master object-oriented programming by building a classic Asteroids clone with Pygame, featuring game loops, player movement, and collision detection in this hands-on project.

• Boot.dev
• 6 hours
• On-Demand
• Paid Course

Lunar and Planetary Institute

Space Weathering of Asteroids: From Atomic Scales to Asteroid Surfaces - Analysis of Hayabusa2 Samples

Explore space weathering on airless bodies through nanoscale analysis of Hayabusa2 samples, experimental simulations, and spacecraft observations. Gain insights into carbonaceous asteroid composition.

• YouTube
• 1 hour
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Lunar and Planetary Institute

Asteroid 101: Introduction to Asteroids - Krum High School Presentation

Explore asteroid science through a high school student presentation, part of NASA's ExMASS program for lunar and asteroid exploration.

• YouTube
• 16 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Female-Centered Astrology for Women (Live Online)

35 ratings at CourseHorse

Explore astrology from a feminine perspective and deepen your understanding of planets, signs, and houses through intuition and study.

• CourseHorse
• 8 hours
• On-Demand
• $110.00

Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell

Can Humanity Stop A Planet-Killing Asteroid?

Explore humanity's defense strategies against catastrophic asteroid impacts and discover what happens when killer space rocks are detected just weeks before collision.

• YouTube
• 13 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Astrum

NASA's Jupiter Trojan Probe Spots First Ever Contact Binary Satellite

Explore NASA's Lucy mission to Jupiter's Trojan asteroids and its groundbreaking discovery of the first contact binary satellite around asteroid Dinkinesh.

• YouTube
• 17 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Astrum

NASA's DART Mission - Asteroid Impact Results at Dimorphos

Discover the groundbreaking results of NASA's DART mission, exploring how humanity successfully altered an asteroid's trajectory and exceeded expectations in planetary defense capabilities.

• YouTube
• 23 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Microcredential

Level Up: Build an Asteroids Space Shooter with Unity

Master Unity and C# by recreating the classic Asteroids arcade game with player movement, shooting mechanics, screen wrapping, particle effects, and polished gameplay.

• Zero To Mastery
• 5 hours
• On-Demand
• Paid Course

Lunar and Planetary Institute

Two Fragmentation Regimes in the Breakup of Asteroid 2008 TC3

Explore asteroid breakup mechanisms, meteorite recovery, and implications for planetary defense through the case study of Asteroid 2008 TC3.

• YouTube
• 54 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

New Jersey Astronomical Association

The OSIRIS-REx Mission to Asteroid Bennu - 2024 Update

Explore the OSIRIS-REx mission to asteroid Bennu, its significance for planetary defense, and the latest 2024 updates in this engaging presentation.

• YouTube
• 45 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Carnegie Earth & Planets Laboratory

A New Golden Age for Asteroid Sample Return Missions

Explore the fascinating world of asteroid return missions and their role in uncovering the mysteries of our cosmic origins with cosmochemist Dr. Conel Alexander.

• YouTube
• 50 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Derek Banas

Make JavaScript Asteroids Game

Learn to create the classic Asteroids game using pure JavaScript, covering 3D space movement, collision detection, inertia, and more in this comprehensive tutorial.

• YouTube
• 59 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Astrum

The Time Jupiter Hurled Asteroids at the Inner Solar System

Uncover how Jupiter's early migration triggered the Late Heavy Bombardment, reshaping our solar system and scarring the Moon while Earth narrowly escaped cosmic catastrophe.

• YouTube
• 19 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

AGU

Spacecraft at Asteroids and Comets - Journey to the Origin of Earth

Explore findings from missions to asteroids Ryugu and Bennu, uncovering clues about Earth's origins and habitability. Compare results and learn about future small body exploration efforts.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 58 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video