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...Open University course S282 Astronomy. This course has made use of the NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database (NED) which is operated by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology under contract with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. The content acknowledged below is Proprietary (see terms and conditions). This content is made available...

...Open University course S385 Cosmology and the distant Universe. ...Unsolved problems in cosmology: Introduction - Welcome to this free course, Unsolved problems in cosmology. If you have read any other books or articles about cosmology, or seen TV programmes on the subject, you will probably be aware that cosmological theory has been very successful in explaining a wide...

...course. Complete the Week 1 quiz here. Open the quiz in a new window or tab then come back here when you’re done...Week 1: Building stone: 1.14 Summary of Week 1 - You’ve reached the end of Week 1, and have looked at how rocks form: sedimentary rocks in a depositional environment; igneous rocks from molten rock; and metamorphic rock within the Earth’s crust where...

...course, Introducing engineering, introduces a number of key themes that explore how engineering is undertaken in our modern world. These themes include engineering design, rules that govern engineers, manufacturing for products and electricity generation using solar energy...Engineering encompasses a broad range of disciplines from design to manufacturing. This free...

...badge. Badged courses are a key part of The Open University’s mission to promote the educational well-being of the community. The courses also provide another way of helping you to progress from informal to formal learning. To complete a course you need to be able to find about 48 hours of study time. It is possible to study them at any time, and at......