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Astrophysics is the branch of astronomy that uses physics and chemistry to study astronomical objects, focusing on their properties rather than their positions. It encompasses various topics, including dark matter, black holes, and the universe's origin. Astrochemistry, a subfield, examines molecular interactions in the universe, contributing to our understanding of solar system formation and Earth's geology.

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Astrophysics is the branch of astronomy that uses physics and chemistry to study astronomical objects, focusing on their properties rather than their positions. It encompasses various topics, including dark matter, black holes, and the universe's origin. Astrochemistry, a subfield, examines molecular interactions in the universe, contributing to our understanding of solar system formation and Earth's geology.

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Specific subfields

Astrophysics
Astrophysics is the branch of astronomy that employs the
principles of physics and chemistry "to ascertain the nature of
the astronomical objects, rather than their positions or motions
in space".[74][75] Among the objects studied are the Sun, other
stars, galaxies, extrasolar planets, the interstellar medium and
the cosmic microwave background.[76][77] Their emissions are
examined across all parts of the electromagnetic spectrum, and
the properties examined include luminosity, density,
temperature, and chemical composition. Because astrophysics
is a very broad subject, astrophysicists typically apply many
disciplines of physics, including mechanics, electromagnetism,
Astrophysics applies physics and
statistical mechanics, thermodynamics, quantum mechanics,
chemistry to understand the
relativity, nuclear and particle physics, and atomic and
measurements made by astronomy.
molecular physics. Representation of the Observable
Universe that includes images from
In practice, modern astronomical research often involves a Hubble and other telescopes.
substantial amount of work in the realms of theoretical and
observational physics. Some areas of study for astrophysicists
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 the multiverse exists; and the origin
and ultimate fate of the universe.[76] 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 the universe; origin of cosmic
rays; general relativity and physical cosmology, including string cosmology and astroparticle
physics.

Astrochemistry
Astrochemistry is the study of the abundance and reactions of molecules in the Universe, and their
interaction with radiation. The discipline is an overlap of astronomy and chemistry. The word
"astrochemistry" may be applied to both the Solar System and the interstellar medium. The study
of the abundance of elements and isotope ratios in Solar System objects, such as meteorites, is also
called cosmochemistry, while the study of interstellar atoms and molecules and their interaction
with radiation is sometimes called molecular astrophysics. The formation, atomic and chemical
composition, evolution and fate of molecular gas clouds is of special interest, because it is from
these clouds that solar systems form. Studies in this field contribute to the understanding of the
formation of the Solar System, Earth's origin and geology, abiogenesis, and the origin of climate
and oceans.[78]

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