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Galaxies & Cosmology

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Cosmology is the study of the origin, evolution, and ultimate fate of the universe. Learners will understand galactic structure, dark matter, dark energy, and the cosmic microwave background radiation.

12 resources

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📚Books(5)

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Introduction to Cosmology

Introduction to Cosmology - A book resource

intermediate🇬🇧
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Galaxies in the Universe

Galaxies in the Universe - A book resource

intermediate🇬🇧
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Cosmology

Cosmology - A book resource

intermediate🇬🇧
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Galaxies

Galaxies - A book resource

intermediate🇬🇧
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A Brief History of Time

A Brief History of Time - A book resource

intermediate🇬🇧

🌐Websites(7)

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Lambda Archive

CMB and cosmology resources from NASA.

beginner🇬🇧
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Cosmology Tutorials by Ned Wright

Free tutorials on cosmology basics and advanced topics.

beginner🇬🇧
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ned.ipac.caltech.edu

NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database (NED) is a centralized, cross-referenced database of extragalactic objects, serving as a go-to resource for galaxies and cosmology. It provides summarized and downloadable data—positions, redshifts, multi-wavelength photometry, spectra, images, and bibliographic references—plus search and visualization tools to explore and compare objects across surveys.

intermediate🇬🇧
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cosmologycalculator.com

An interactive web tool for calculating key cosmology quantities. Input parameters and redshift to get distances (comoving, luminosity, angular diameter), lookback time, distance modulus, and the Universe’s age under different cosmologies.

intermediate🇬🇧
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planck.esa.int

Planck ESA is the official portal for the Planck space telescope mission, providing an overview of the mission and access to its cosmic microwave background data, maps, and cosmology results. The site also hosts instrument details, data releases, scientific publications, and educational resources explaining the early universe and the CMB.

intermediate🇬🇧
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cosmology.org

Cosmology.org is a resource hub for learning about cosmology and galaxies. It offers accessible explanations, articles, glossaries, and links to teaching resources and current research highlights.

intermediate🇬🇧
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sdss.org

SDSS.org is the official portal for the Sloan Digital Sky Survey—a large imaging and spectroscopic survey of galaxies, quasars, and the universe’s large-scale structure. It offers project information, data releases, and data-access tools (e.g., SkyServer, catalogs, spectra) plus tutorials and resources for learning galaxies and cosmology.

intermediate🇬🇧

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