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Imagining Other Earths
  • Level Foundation
  • Duration 26 hours
  • Course by Princeton University
  • Offered by

About

Are we alone? This course introduces core concepts in astronomy, biology, and planetary science that enable the student to speculate scientifically about this profound question and invent their own solar systems. All the features of this course are available for free. It does not offer a certificate upon completion.

Modules

Welcome

    • 1 Videos
    • 2 Readings
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1 Videos

  • Welcome

2 Readings

  • Course Overview
  • Keep in Touch

The Universe is Big!

    • 3 Videos
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3 Videos

  • Introduction
  • Planets, Stars and the Milky Way
  • From Galaxies to the Big Bang

What is Life?

    • 3 Videos
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3 Videos

  • Introduction
  • The Main Components
  • How Do We Know it When We See it?

Physics Overview

    • 1 Videos
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1 Videos

  • Physics Overview

Why is Mercury Hot?

    • 2 Videos
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  • Energy Conservation and the Temperature of Planets
  • Habitable Zone and Goldilocks

Snowball Earth I

    • 2 Videos
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  • Albedo and the Faint Sun Problem
  • Feedbacks and Stability

Snowball Earth II

    • 1 Videos
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  • Snowball Earth

Planetary Atmospheres

    • 3 Videos
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3 Videos

  • Bulk Properties of Materials
  • Kinetic Theory
  • Hydrostatic Equilibrium

Mercury

    • 1 Videos
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  • Mercury

Magnetic Fields

    • 1 Videos
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  • Magnetic Fields

Venus

    • 1 Videos
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  • Venus

Interview

    • 1 Videos
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1 Videos

  • Interview with Sean Solomon

Basics & Water

    • 2 Videos
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  • Basics
  • Mars and Water

Our Past and Our Future?

    • 1 Videos
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  • Our Past and Our Future?

Basics & Craters

    • 2 Videos
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  • Basics
  • Craters

Tides

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  • Tides

Peer Assessment

    • 1 PeerReview
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1 Peer Review

  • Peer Assessment: Scientific Goals and Missions

Comets, Asteroids & Solar System Moons

    • 2 Videos
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  • Comets and Asteroids
  • Solar System Moons

Saturn

    • 1 Videos
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  • Saturn

Kepler’s Laws and Search for Extrasolar Planets

    • 3 Videos
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3 Videos

  • Kepler’s Laws and Search for Extrasolar Planets Part I
  • Kepler’s Laws and Search for Extrasolar Planets Part II
  • Kepler’s Laws and Search for Extrasolar Planets Part III

Interviews

    • 2 Videos
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  • Interview with Debra Fischer
  • Interview with Freeman Dyson

Venus & Extrasolar Transits

    • 2 Videos
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  • Transits of Venus
  • Extrasolar Transits

Exoplanet Zoo

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  • Exoplanet Zoo

General Relativity

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  • General Relativity

Microlensing & Stability

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  • Microlensing
  • Stability

Interview

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  • Interview with John Johnson

Basic Concepts & Properties of Light

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  • Basic Concepts
  • Properties of Light

Physical Properties

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  • Physical Properties

Stellar Structure & Nuclear Fusion

    • 2 Videos
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  • Stellar Structure
  • Nuclear Fusion

Evolution

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  • Evolution

Peer Assessment

    • 1 PeerReview
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1 Peer Review

  • Peer Assessment: Astronomy Missions or Future Large Telescopes

Quantum Mechanics and Fingerprinting Planets

    • 3 Videos
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  • Height of Mountains
  • Atoms
  • Jupiter and Brown Dwarfs

Optics, Light & Telescopes

    • 2 Videos
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  • Optics and Light
  • Telescopes

Imaging Planets

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  • Imaging Planets

Interview

    • 1 Videos
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  • Interview with Emily Rauscher

Angular Momentum & Protoplanetary Disks

    • 2 Videos
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  • Angular Momentum
  • Protoplanetary Disks

Diversity of Planetary Systems

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  • Diversity of Planetary Systems

Simple Ingredients

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  • Simple Ingredients

Amino Acids to Proteins & Proteins to Cells

    • 2 Videos
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  • Amino Acids to Proteins
  • Proteins to Cells

Synthesizing Life

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  • Synthesizing Life

Origin of Cells & Extraterrestrial Origin?

    • 2 Videos
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  • Origin of Cells
  • Extraterrestrial Origin?

Inevitability of Evolution

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  • Inevitability of Evolution

Sex, Its Alternatives & the Tree of Life

    • 2 Videos
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2 Videos

  • Sex and its Alternatives
  • Tree of Life

Yellowstone National Park & Other Examples

    • 2 Videos
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  • Yellowstone National Park
  • Other Examples

Evolution and Astrobiology

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  • Evolution and Astrobiology

Peer Assessment

    • 1 PeerReview
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1 Peer Review

  • Peer Assessment: Imagining other planets and solar systems

Dinosaurs

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  • Dinosaurs

The Other Four Great Extinctions

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  • The Other Four Great Extinctions

Fate of Humanity

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  • Fate of Humanity

The Faint Sun & Goldilocks Problem

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  • The Faint Sun Problem
  • Goldilocks Problem

Habitable Zone

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  • Habitable Zone

Are We Alone: SETI

    • 1 Videos
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  • SETI

Are We Alone: Interstellar Travel

    • 1 Videos
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  • Interstellar Travel

Are We Alone: Fermi Paradox

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  • Fermi Paradox

Interviews

    • 2 Videos
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  • Interview with Tullis Onstott
  • Interview with Lisa Kaltenegger

Auto Summary

"Imagining Other Earths" is a foundational course in the Science & Engineering domain, guided by expert instructors from Coursera. It delves into astronomy, biology, and planetary science, encouraging learners to scientifically speculate about extraterrestrial life and create their own solar systems. The course spans 1560 minutes and is available for free without certification. Ideal for those curious about the cosmos and the possibility of other Earth-like planets.

David Spergel
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David Spergel