University of Arizona
Astronomy: Exploring Time and Space
University of Arizona

Astronomy: Exploring Time and Space

Chris Impey

Instructor: Chris Impey

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Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
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Approx. 43 hours
Learn at your own pace
98%
Most learners liked this course

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There are 11 modules in this course

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2 videos6 readings1 assignment1 plugin

Science combines logic and evidence to increase our understanding of the natural world, including remote and inaccessible regions of space and time.

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18 videos3 readings2 assignments1 peer review

Astronomy is the oldest science, and its history shows a growing realization of our insignificant status in a vast and ancient universe.

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7 videos3 readings1 assignment

A continuing revolution in telescope design and construction is giving astronomers an unprecedented set of tools for exploring the universe.

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17 videos3 readings2 assignments1 peer review

Astronomers harvest information across the electromagnetic spectrum, using spectra to measure the composition of distant objects and diagnose extreme physical conditions.

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16 videos3 readings2 assignments

Space probes have visited most planets in the Solar System, and orbiters and rovers are homing in on the habitability of Mars. Space exploration is entering an entrepreneurial phase that might let us venture beyond the Solar System.

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19 videos3 readings3 assignments

In the last few years, thousands of extrasolar planets have been discovered, including some that are Earth-like and possibly habitable.

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11 videos3 readings1 assignment1 peer review

Stars are the crucibles of heavy element creation, and the chaotic regions of their birth are being understood though long wavelength observations. Gravity is the ultimate victor in the life story of any star, leaving behind the exotic end states of white dwarfs, neutron stars, and black holes.

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13 videos3 readings2 assignments1 peer review

The architecture of the Milky Way galaxy is that of a disk, a bulge, and a halo, with the entire assemblage bound by enigmatic dark matter. Every galaxy contains a supermassive black hole, and entire population of galaxies is sculpted by gravity into subtle structures on large scales.

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15 videos3 readings3 assignments

The expanding universe points back to an extraordinary state of extremely high density and temperature called the big bang.

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13 videos3 readings1 assignment1 peer review

The Earth gives us a ringside seat on the physical, chemical, geological, and biological evolution of a dynamic terrestrial planet. The abundance of terrestrial planets in remote solar systems motivates the search for life and technology elsewhere in the universe.

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15 videos3 readings3 assignments

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Chris Impey
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