This summer Arizona State University is offering an open online course, ‘Introduction to Solar Systems Astronomy’. This course covers the history of astronomy, properties of light, instruments, the study of the solar system and nearby stars. The overall objective of this course is to explore the origins, structure, contents, and evolution of our solar system and exosolar planetary systems. The credit-eligible course starts on March 14, 2016. Instructor of the MOOC will be Dr.