Mysteries of the Universe – Online Course – FutureLearn
Discover how more than ninety per cent of the universe is a mystery and expand your knowledge of cosmology and astronomy Investigate the most mysterious and fascinating aspects of the universe The more we learn about how the universe works the more we realise how much we dont know What is a black hole What is dark energy Will the universe eventually collapse in on itself And how does the Earth fit into all this On this course youll answer these questions and more Youll delve into the deepest and darkest mysteries of the cosmos and come out the other side with up-to-date knowledge of the latest thinking in cosmology and astronomy Explore dark matter dark energy and black holes Alongside Profesor Tomotsugu Goto at National Tsing Hua University youll learn about the Lambda Cold Dark Matter CDM Model and dark energy seeing why astronomers are fascinated by these topics Youll explore how dark energy is accelerating the expansion of the universe but we dont know why or how Youll study how dark energy makes up 25 of the energy in the universe but we dont know what it is Study black holes and the universes origin and end Black holes are some of the most mysterious entities in the universe Youll identify what they really are and what we know about them getting an overview of Newton and Einsteins theories of gravity and gravitational lensing and how they are being updated Ultimately youll come away with a basic understanding of what we have left to discover about the universe including how it began and how it might end and what astronomers are doing to attempt to solve these great mysteries Deep into the Universe Advancements in Astronomy Past Present and Future Einsteins Biggest Blunder Cosmic Microwave Background Inflation Dark Matter and Dark Energy Develop an understanding on how much we know and we do not know about the Universe Explore the mysteries of the Universe Collect observational evidence we obtained so far Summarise the progress of our understanding of the Universe Classify various types of galaxies Engage research activity for public
