White Dwarfs Courses and Certifications

Professor Dave Explains

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

Explore the fascinating journey of stars, from birth to spectacular death, including white dwarfs, supernovae, neutron stars, and black holes. Uncover the mysteries of stellar evolution and remnants.

• YouTube
• 17 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

Spahn's Science Lectures

General Astronomy - The Fates of Low and Intermediate-Mass Stars

Explore how low- and intermediate-mass stars evolve from main-sequence hydrogen fusion through red giants, planetary nebulae, and white dwarfs.

• YouTube
• 27 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

The Astronomy Club, IISER Mohali

Gravitational Lensing and Type Ia Supernovae as Cosmological Probes

Explore the fascinating physics of gravitational lensing and Type Ia supernovae, understanding how massive celestial bodies bend light and how exploding stars help measure cosmic distances.

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

Michel van Biezen

Astronomy - Supernova: The Death of Stars

Explore the fascinating world of supernovas, from historical observations to types and mechanisms. Learn about white dwarfs, electron degeneracy, and how supernovas help measure cosmic distances.

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

Michel van Biezen

Astronomy - Life and Death of a Low Mass Star

Explore the complete life cycle of low-mass stars, from gravitational collapse to white dwarfs, through detailed stages and astronomical concepts like the H-R diagram and Hayashi track.

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