Astronomy (ASTRO)Arts and Sciences

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  • Schedule of Classes - January 30, 2026 3:06PM EST

ASTRO 1105
The Universe

When civilization was young, Seneca wrote, A single lifetime, even entirely devoted to the sky, would not be enough for the investigation of so vast a subject. Our descendants will be amazed that we did ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Six Week Summer.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: ASTRO 1107

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  1575 ASTRO 1105   LEC 001

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    • Jun 22 - Jul 31, 2026

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Distance Learning-Asynchronous

    This Summer Session class is offered by the School of Continuing Education and Summer Sessions. For details visit: https://sce.cornell.edu/.
    Enrollment open to: Precollege Studies Online program students. For details visit: https://sce.cornell.edu/precollege/program/online.

  •  1576 ASTRO 1105   DIS 201

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    • Jun 22 - Jul 31, 2026

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Distance Learning-Asynchronous

ASTRO 1106
Relativity, Cosmology, and Black Holes

Explanation of Einstein's theory of Special Relativity, which brought about a fundamental change in our conceptual understanding of space and time. The consequences of the theory: the relativity ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Six Week Summer. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  1574 ASTRO 1106   LEC 001

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    • MTWRF
    • Jun 22 - Jul 31, 2026

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Online

    This Summer Session class is offered by the School of Continuing Education and Summer Sessions. For details visit: https://sce.cornell.edu/.
    Enrollment open to: Precollege Studies Online program students. For details visit: https://sce.cornell.edu/precollege/program/online.

ASTRO 1107
The Universe

When civilization was young, Seneca wrote, A single lifetime, even entirely devoted to the sky, would not be enough for the investigation of so vast a subject. Our descendants will be amazed that we did ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Six Week Summer.  Choose one lecture, one discussion, and one laboratory. Combined with: ASTRO 1105

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  1577 ASTRO 1107   LEC 001

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    • Jun 22 - Jul 31, 2026

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Distance Learning-Asynchronous

    This Summer Session class is offered by the School of Continuing Education and Summer Sessions. For details visit: https://sce.cornell.edu/.
    Enrollment open to: Precollege Studies Online program students. For details visit: https://sce.cornell.edu/precollege/program/online.

  •  1578 ASTRO 1107   DIS 201

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    • Jun 22 - Jul 31, 2026

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Distance Learning-Asynchronous

  •  1579 ASTRO 1107   LAB 401

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    • Jun 22 - Jul 31, 2026

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Distance Learning-Asynchronous

ASTRO 1198
Archeoastronomy

This course introduces archaeoastronomy as the evidence-based, interdisciplinary study of how human societies—ancient and modern—understood the sky and embedded that knowledge in architecture, ritual, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Six Week Summer. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  1581 ASTRO 1198   LEC 001

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    • Jun 22 - Aug 4, 2026

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Distance Learning-Asynchronous

    This Summer Session class is offered by the School of Continuing Education and Summer Sessions. For details visit: https://sce.cornell.edu/.
    Enrollment open to: Precollege Studies Online program students. For details visit: https://sce.cornell.edu/precollege/program/online.

ASTRO 1199
Are We Alone in the Universe?

This course surveys the possibilities for life in the universe and the search for it, against the backdrop of our modern understanding of the cosmos. It covers ideas about the origin of the universe and ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Six Week Summer. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  1580 ASTRO 1199   LEC 001

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    • Jun 22 - Jul 31, 2026

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Distance Learning-Asynchronous

    This Summer Session class is offered by the School of Continuing Education and Summer Sessions. For details visit: https://sce.cornell.edu/.
    Enrollment open to: Precollege Studies Online program students. For details visit: https://sce.cornell.edu/precollege/program/online.