Careers · Science & Research
Astronomer
Space is huge, and to understand it you need to know how planets move and how stars are born. Maths lets you measure things that are much too far away to touch.
The 26 headline skills an astronomer is built on. Tap a + node to open the 158 building blocks underneath, or tap any star to see how it connects.
What it leans on most
Our Solar SystemYou get to know every planet that circles our Sun.ScienceGalaxies and the universeYou learn how big the universe really is.ScienceLife Cycle of a StarYou find out how a star is born and how it dies.ScienceOrbital MechanicsYou work out the path a planet takes around the Sun.ScienceUniversal GravitationGravity is what holds every planet and moon in place.ScienceReal-World Mathematical ModellingYou use maths to model things too far away to visit.Mathematics
The subjects behind it
Space ExplorationScience
This is the sky you spend your whole job looking at.
Space Systems & Earth's HistoryScience
You learn how stars and galaxies are made.
Mathematical ThinkingMathematics
Maths helps you measure the far-away sky.
Waves, Light & SoundScience
You study the light from far-off stars to learn what they are made of.
Data & StatisticsMathematics
You look through huge lists of star data to find patterns.