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OU, Certificate, Astronomy and Planetary Science (C58)

Open University
 United Kingdom

 

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Programme provides an introduction to both astronomy and planetary science and equips students with the basic skills for further study; the course considers the structure, origin and evolution of stars, galaxies and the universe as a whole; modules look at the birth, life and death of stars and the formation and evolution of galaxies; students discuss how the universe began, how it has evolved on all scales, and how it might continue to evolve into the distant future.

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