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Space programs and missions · A guided course
Follow science programs from their selection rules to the evidence they return.
Connect Explorer mission classes, Astrophysics Pioneers and historical observatory families with the measurements that make their science possible. Compare successful operations, failed attempts and the limits of interpreting data.
Suggested preparation is listed in the course · Start whenever you’re ready
Your place in the bigger picture
Build on familiar ideas, then choose a direction to explore next. Every course remains open.
Turn images and light into distance, physical clues, and testable conclusions.
From a scientific question to evidence that the design works
American science programs and observatories
Follow science programs from their selection rules to the evidence they return.
Start whenever you’re ready. Preparation is suggested, and every course stays open.
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Browse all courses →One suggested order from the foundations to American science programs and observatories. Shared starting points appear once; skip anything you already know.
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