UMass Astro 101

This tour explores the differences between astronomy and astrology. It answers the questions: What is the definition of each? How are the signs of the zodiac defined? [3 min] Credits Teiyana Nolan The full version of this tour can be downloaded here (by...

This tour follows the path of the Juno spacecraft as is travels to Jupiter. It answers the questions: Why study Jupiter? How did Juno travel to Jupiter? What does Juno look like? What did Juno discover once it reached Jupiter? [4.5 min] Credits Troy...

This tour explores bodies in our solar system that are too small to be classified as planets and too large to be comets. It answers the questions: What is a dwarf planet? Why isn’t Pluto a planet anymore? How was Pluto discovered? What are properties of...

This tour gives a brief overview of moons in our solar system and visits Neptune, Pluto and Jupiter’s moon Europa. It answers the questions: How many moons does each planet have? What is the definition of a moon? Could moons harbor life? [3 min] Credits...

This tour explores the origins and properties of our Moon. It answers the questions: When and how was it formed? What is it made of? What is its surface like? Why is it our moon? [5 min] Credits Vanessa Nedd and Jacquelyn Lussier The full version of this...

This is a tour developed by the students of Prof. Stella Offner for use in her Astro 101 course at U. Mass Amherst. This tour introduces exoplanets and the methods of their detection. Credits Yiannis Rizos & Michael Soo The full version of this tour can...

This is a tour developed by the students of Prof. Stella Offner for use in her Astro 101 course at U. Mass Amherst. This tour introduces Galileo's discoveries. Credits Peri Michael & Howard Xu The full version of this tour can be downloaded here (by right...

This is a tour developed by the students of Prof. Stella Offner for use in her Astro 101 course at U. Mass Amherst. This tour introduces the differences between astronomy and astrology. Credits Kylie Walulak & Alexandra Long The full version of this tour...

This is a tour developed by the students of Prof. Stella Offner for use in her Astro 101 course at U. Mass Amherst. This tour introduces the different types of eclipses. Credits Logan Profetto & Liridon Dauti The full version of this tour can be...

This is a tour developed by the students of Prof. Stella Offner for use in her Astro 101 course at U. Mass Amherst. This tour introduces cosmic rays and their impact. Credits Joe Katusich & Corey Sullivan The full version of this tour can be downloaded...