Astronomy Courses and Certifications

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Pathway to Space

41 ratings at Coursera

Explore how humans came to understand the cosmos, how we travel beyond Earth, how space missions are funded and governed, and how space shapes art and culture.

• Coursera
• 16 weeks, 5 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course
• 4 courses

Space is Everywhere

15 ratings at Coursera

Explore how space reaches us through journalism, music, art, movies and science fiction, with lessons on visualizing missions, rocket history, and space through the ages.

• Coursera
• 9 weeks, 2 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

The Business, Politics, Policy, & Players of Space Programs

10 ratings at Coursera

Discover who funds and governs space exploration: US space budget politics, space governance, entrepreneurs' company-building, GPS, SpaceX Starship and Starlink, and Sierra Space.

• Coursera
• 9 weeks, 2 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Getting There and Going Beyond

10 ratings at Coursera

Explore how we reach space: aeronautics and drones, near-space balloons, launch vehicles, orbits and gravity assists, spacecraft subsystems, and human spaceflight told by three astronauts.

• Coursera
• 12 weeks, 2 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

History and Mysteries of the Universe

2 ratings

Max Tegmark, cosmologist and Professor of Physics at MIT, delivers a comprehensive look at the study of our universe, examining both the origin of our cosmos and the infinite questions waiting to be answered.

• World Science U
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Space Exploration

28 ratings at Coursera

Survey European Moon and Mars exploration: the Terrae Novae strategy, Earth-Moon transport architectures, in-situ resource utilisation, commercialisation of space, and medical effects of long-term spaceflight.

• Coursera
• 8 weeks, 2 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Chandra Astrophysics Institute

1 rating

Develop research skills through authentic astronomy investigations, culminating in x-ray astronomy projects using observations from the Chandra X-Ray Observatory.

• MIT OpenCourseWare
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

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
• Self-Paced
• $110.00

Question Reality: Cosmos

26 ratings at Coursera

Trace how ideas about reality and the sky changed: Aristotle to Copernicus, Galileo's telescope, Newton's gravitation, homemade pendulum experiments, the Big Bang, and the nature of light.

• Coursera
• 3 weeks, 4 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

New Ideas About Dark Matter

1 rating

Physicist Justin Khoury explores how quantum effects in dark matter could produce non-Newtonian gravitational force within and between galaxies, ultimately providing a hypothesis for how the observed structure of the universe might have arisen.

• World Science U
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Cosmology

Trace the universe from Big Bang to final fate: weigh cosmic microwave background evidence, dark matter and dark energy, the Friedmann equations, inflation, nucleosynthesis and the multiverse.

• Coursera
• 5 weeks, 2 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

4th Grade Science

A fourth-grade science survey covering scientific investigation, matter and energy, Earth and space, weather, ecosystems, and the human body.

• Study.com
• 20 hours 8 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

NYSTCE Earth Science (008): Practice and Study Guide

Prepare for the NYSTCE Earth Science exam with lessons, quizzes, flashcards, and full-length practice tests across astronomy, weather, geology, and water systems.

• Study.com
• 39 hours
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

American Museum of Natural History

The Solar System

Explore how the Solar System formed and works: the Sun's fusion and solar wind, planetary surfaces and atmospheres, Pluto's status, and the search for extraterrestrial life.

• Coursera
• 6 weeks, 3 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

The Solar System for Kids

Explore Mars, the Moon, Earth, and other moons through elementary-level lessons on the Solar System.

• Study.com
• 3 hours 4 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course