Narrated by comedian David Mitchell, 60 Second Adventures in Astronomy explains the wonders of the universe in bite-size chunks.
The animation topics were developed by a team from The Open University’s Science faculty: Drs Janet Sumner, Stephen Serjeant, Andrew Norton and David Rothery.
OU Reader in Cosmology Dr Stephen Serjeant said: "We've found we can get across genuinely deep scientific concepts in only a minute and still have room for a few jokes.
"The origin and fate of the Universe, time dilation in relativity, how to make black holes – nothing was too tricky."
Millions of online viewers have already tuned in to the 60 Second Adventures series, which covers topics such as philosophy, English language, economics, and religion.
The production of 60 Second Adventures in Astronomy was funded by the Science and Technology Facilities Council and the video was produced by Angel Eye Media.
Find 60 Second Adventures in Astronomy on YouTube, iTunes U and OpenLearn.
