Course Description
In this course, students take a fascinating journey through the cosmos and learn basic concepts in the study of astronomy. The course begins with the celestial objects closest to home, scanning the solar system to provide students with an overview of the planets, moons, asteroids, and comets that revolve around the sun. The course then moves beyond the solar system to cover the characteristics of our galaxy – the Milky Way. Students are amazed to learn the sheer size of this system and of other galaxies nearby, and about the formation and death of stars, supernovas, black holes, and even theoretical wormholes. Finally, the course reaches to the edges of time and space to investigate the properties of the universe as a whole, when students learn about theories explaining the very beginnings of existence and the expansion of the universe. Students also learn about Einstein’s theory of relativity, time travel and the search for extra-solar planets.