Green River LibGuides: OER and Other Free or Low-Cost Resources: Science: Astronomy

Astronomy

Astronomy
Free, online textbook from OpenStax.
Our Solar System and Other Planetary Systems
An open textbook, from College of the Canyons (Santa Clarita, CA).
Astronomy Notes
By Rick Strobel, of Bakersfield College.

Introduction to Astronomy
Free, online course, from Lumen Learning.
Exploring Black Holes: General Relativity & Astrophysics
Online course from MIT.
Frontiers/Controversies in Astrophysics with Charles Bailyn
Focuses on extra-solar planets, black holes, and dark energy. From YaleCourses.
Survey of Astronomy
From Missouri State U. 29 videos.
Astronomy
Online course from Lumen Learning.

Laboratory Activities for Astronomy 101 Courses: A Compilation of Free Resources
By Andrew Franknoi, Foothill College (CA)
Astronomy 113 Laboratory Manual
From U of Wisconsin-Madison
Astronomy 105G Lab Manual
From New Mexico State U
Lab Manual: Introduction to Astronomy
From U of Colorado at Boulder
Interactive STEM Activities
Models and activities in various STEM fields. Some lessons include lab-manual-style instructions and forms for reporting results. From the Concord Consortium.

Foothill College AstroSims
"Curated compendium of astro-education simulations:
Interactive STEM Activities
Models and activities in various STEM fields. Some lessons include lab-manual-style instructions and forms for reporting results. From the Concord Consortium.

Moyers & Company: The New Cosmos and our Dark Universe
Neil deGrasse Tyson discusses the Cosmos series and " the value of science as an enterprise and its relation to our place in the universe. He explains the basis for dark matter and dark energy, and how we can know enough to measure the extent of our ignorance."
Breaking the Wall of the Dark Cosmos: How Astronomy Explores the Past, Present and Future of the Universe
Stars, Black Holes, and Galaxies
Lessons, including streaming videos, from Khan Academy.
How Small Is the Universe?
"Scientists hope to catch a glimpse of miniature black holes, multiple dimensions, and even parallel universes. As they start to explore this wonderland, where nothing is quite what it seems, they may have to rewrite the fundamental laws of time and space."
Survey of Astronomy
From Missouri State U. 29 videos.

Open Astronomy (journal)
PubSpace
" NASA is using PMC [(an Natl Institutes of Health database)] to permanently preserve and provide easy public access to the peer-reviewed papers resulting from NASA-funded research."
Glossary of Basic Astronomical Terms
From the Astronomical Society of the Pacific
Astronomical Society of the Pacific
"[B]uilding bridges between teachers and students – no matter what the classroom looks like: school, museum, planetarium, national park . . ."
Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics