Neutron Stars Courses and Certifications

Pilot Lecture: Neutron Stars and Pulsars

25 ratings at The Great Courses Plus

Examine the fascinating world of neutron stars and learn what they can teach us about our universe. Plus Pilots! - giving you a chance to view pilot lectures before they become courses.

• The Great Courses Plus
• 27 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Trial Available

Michel van Biezen

Astronomy - Neutron Stars & Pulsars

Explore how neutron stars form, resist collapse, and produce pulsars through extreme density, pressure, magnetic fields, and rotation.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 30 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

White dwarfs and neutron stars

9 ratings at OpenLearn

Explore how stars die and leave behind white dwarfs or neutron stars, using degeneracy physics and mathematics to calculate their properties.

• OpenLearn
• 6 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

Professor Dave Explains

The Life and Death of Stars - White Dwarfs, Supernovae, Neutron Stars, and Black Holes

Explore how low- and high-mass stars evolve and what remains after their deaths, including white dwarfs, neutron stars, and black holes.

• YouTube
• 17 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics

Emily Levesque Public Lecture - The Weirdest Stars in the Universe

A tour of the universe’s strangest stars, from supernovae and neutron stars to pulsars and black holes, using modern observing techniques and discoveries.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 9 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Introduction to Black Holes - Frontiers in Astrophysics

An introduction to black holes connecting escape velocity and the Schwarzschild radius with stellar evolution, degeneracy pressure, and neutron stars.

• YouTube
• 44 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

The Royal Institution

What Do Gravitational Waves Sound Like? - With Tessa Baker

Explore gravitational waves, their detection, and cosmic implications with cosmologist Tessa Baker. Learn about Einstein's theories, black holes, and cutting-edge astronomical research in this comprehensive lecture.

• YouTube
• 1 hour
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

The Royal Institution

Catching Gravitational Waves - Understanding Detection and Future Implications

Explore gravitational waves: their nature, sources, detection methods, and future implications in astronomy. Learn about LIGO's groundbreaking discoveries and the new era of cosmic observation.

• YouTube
• 54 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

College of DuPage

The Stars: Their Birth, Life, and Death

Embark on a cosmic journey exploring stellar evolution, from birth to death, discovering the fundamental properties, distances, and remarkable characteristics of the countless stars illuminating our universe.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 32 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

NPTEL-NOC IITM

Gravitational Waves - Plane Waves, Physical Effects, and Detection

Explore gravitational plane waves, their physical effects, and detection methods in this comprehensive physics overview.

• YouTube
• 40 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

The Royal Institution

The Origin of Quasars - 1990 Christmas Lectures 3/5

Discover how quasars were found and understand these extraordinarily powerful galactic nuclei that outshine entire galaxies by 1000 times from incredibly small volumes.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 4 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

IUCAA;  AICTE

Stars And Stellar Systems

Explore stars across their lifecycles and systems, from stellar evolution and variability to neutron stars, the Sun, asteroseismology, and extrasolar planets.

• Swayam
• 16 weeks
• Not Currently Offered
• Free Online Course