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Understanding Astrophysics Basics

Astrophysics is the branch of astronomy that deals with the physics of the universe. It examines the physical properties of celestial objects like galaxies, stars, and planets across the electromagnetic spectrum. Astrophysicists apply many areas of physics like mechanics, electromagnetism, and quantum mechanics to study highly elusive areas like dark matter, black holes, and the origin and fate of the universe. Topics studied include solar system formation, stellar evolution, galaxy formation, and cosmology. Astrophysics can be studied at universities in physics or astronomy departments at the bachelor's, master's, and PhD levels.

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Understanding Astrophysics Basics

Astrophysics is the branch of astronomy that deals with the physics of the universe. It examines the physical properties of celestial objects like galaxies, stars, and planets across the electromagnetic spectrum. Astrophysicists apply many areas of physics like mechanics, electromagnetism, and quantum mechanics to study highly elusive areas like dark matter, black holes, and the origin and fate of the universe. Topics studied include solar system formation, stellar evolution, galaxy formation, and cosmology. Astrophysics can be studied at universities in physics or astronomy departments at the bachelor's, master's, and PhD levels.

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Astrophysics (from Greek astron, "star", and physis, "nature") is the branch of astronomy that deals with the

he physics of theuniverse, including the physical properties of celestial [1] objects, as well as their interactions and behavior. Among the objects studied aregalaxies, stars, planets, extrasolar planets, the interstellar medium and the cosmic microwave [2][3] background. Their emissions are examined across all parts of the electromagnetic spectrum, and the properties examined include luminosity, density, temperature, andchemical composition. Because astrophysics is a very broad subject, astrophysicists typically apply many disciplines of physics, includingmechanics, electromagnetism, statistical mechanics, thermodynamics, quantum mechanics, relativity, nuclear and particle physics, andatomic and molecular physics. In practice, modern astronomical research often involves a substantial amount of work in the realm(s) of theoretical and/or observational physics. Highly elusive areas of study for astrophysicists, which are of immense interest to the public, include their attempts to determine: the properties of dark matter, dark energy, and black holes; whether or not time travel is possible, wormholes can form, or [4] the multiverseexists; and the origin and ultimate fate of the universe. Topics also studied by theoretical astrophysicists include: solar system formation and evolution; stellar dynamics and evolution; galaxy formation and evolution; magnetohydrodynamics; large-scale structure of matter in theUniverse; origin of cosmic rays; general relativity and physical cosmology, including string cosmology and astroparticle physics. Astrophysics can be studied at the bachelors, masters, and Ph.D. levels in aerospace engineering, [which?] physics, or astronomy departments at many universities. Many such programs retain the name [why?] "astronomy" for historical purposes .

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