Email Courses in Astronomy and Space Related Topics
Expand your horizons with these email courses in astronomy and space related topics. Get the knowledge delivered to your email box.
Tour space without leaving Earth. Each day, receive information about a different NASA facility and learn how you can visit. Includes other local information and handy travel tips.
Science fairs can be some of the most stressful events in a school career, for all involved or they can be loads of fun and very educational. It's up to you what you make of science fairs. In this course, we'll help you find project ideas & great books. We'll explain the scientific method & offer hints to help you present your science fair project to the judges, plus a little extra just for fun.
During the course of these five lessons, we'll learn more about the tragedies that befell some of the heroes of the space age. You'll learn the stories behind the disasters and more about the people who were involved.
Take a tour of the solar system. Visit 8 planets in nine days. From Mercury and Venus through our home planet Earth, you'll continue to Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. Wind up the excursion on distant Pluto. It is no longer a planet, but is now considered a Dwarf Planet.
Why should we study the Universe? As we said earlier, everything is part of the Universe, and that includes us. Course comes as 10 weekly newsletters. Study each, do homework, after Lesson 10, follow the links in the final email to take exam and print certificate. (Note: This is the same material presented in the online Astronomy 101 course here at About Astronomy and Space.)
