Crash Course Astronomy

About this course

Phil Plait's Crash Course tour of the universe: the night sky, the solar system, stars, galaxies and cosmology. Who it's for: students and anyone curious about space. These are the free, official videos of the "Astronomy" playlist from the CrashCourse YouTube channel (youtube.com/@crashcourse). All videos belong to CrashCourse; Sikhami is not affiliated with CrashCourse and simply arranges the public playlist into a course, so you can learn one lesson at a time and keep track of your progress.

What you will learn

• Naked-eye observing, the sky, seasons and the Moon • Telescopes and light • The planets, moons, asteroids and comets of the solar system • The life and death of stars, from low-mass stars to black holes • Star clusters, the Milky Way and other galaxies • Dark matter, dark energy and the Big Bang

Course content

1 section · 47 lectures · 8h 56m

1. 1. Astronomy

   • Introduction to Astronomy: Crash Course Astronomy #112m
   • Naked Eye Observations: Crash Course Astronomy #211m
   • Cycles in the Sky: Crash Course Astronomy #39m
   • Moon Phases: Crash Course Astronomy #49m
   • Eclipses: Crash Course Astronomy #510m
   • Telescopes: Crash Course Astronomy #612m
   • The Gravity of the Situation: Crash Course Astronomy #710m
   • Tides: Crash Course Astronomy #89m
   • Introduction to the Solar System: Crash Course Astronomy #910m
   • The Sun: Crash Course Astronomy #1012m
   • The Earth: Crash Course Astronomy #1110m
   • The Moon: Crash Course Astronomy #129m
   • Mercury: Crash Course Astronomy #1310m
   • Venus: Crash Course Astronomy #1410m
   • Mars: Crash Course Astronomy #1510m
   • Jupiter: Crash Course Astronomy #1610m
   • Jupiter's Moons: Crash Course Astronomy #1710m
   • Saturn: Crash Course Astronomy #1812m
   • Uranus & Neptune: Crash Course Astronomy #1912m
   • Asteroids: Crash Course Astronomy #2011m
   • Comets: Crash Course Astronomy #2111m
   • The Oort Cloud: Crash Course Astronomy #2211m
   • Meteors: Crash Course Astronomy #2311m
   • Light: Crash Course Astronomy #2410m
   • Distances: Crash Course Astronomy #2511m
   • Stars: Crash Course Astronomy #2610m
   • Exoplanets: Crash Course Astronomy #2711m
   • Brown Dwarfs: Crash Course Astronomy #2811m
   • Low Mass Stars: Crash Course Astronomy #2912m
   • White Dwarfs & Planetary Nebulae: Crash Course Astronomy #3011m
   • High Mass Stars: Crash Course Astronomy #3112m
   • Neutron Stars: Crash Course Astronomy #3212m
   • Black Holes: Crash Course Astronomy #3312m
   • Binary and Multiple Stars: Crash Course Astronomy #3412m
   • Star Clusters: Crash Course Astronomy #3510m
   • Nebulae: Crash Course Astronomy #3612m
   • The Milky Way: Crash Course Astronomy #3711m
   • Galaxies, part 1: Crash Course Astronomy #3812m
   • Galaxies, part 2: Crash Course Astronomy #3915m
   • Gamma-Ray Bursts: Crash Course Astronomy #4014m
   • Dark Matter: Crash Course Astronomy #4112m
   • The Big Bang, Cosmology part 1: Crash Course Astronomy #4213m
   • Dark Energy, Cosmology part 2: Crash Course Astronomy #4311m
   • A Brief History of the Universe: Crash Course Astronomy #4412m
   • Deep Time: Crash Course Astronomy #4515m
   • Everything, The Universe...And Life: Crash Course Astronomy #4611m
   • Explore The Solar System: 360 Degree Interactive Tour!4m