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title: "Astronomer"
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# Astronomer

You study stars, planets, and everything in space.

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.

Category: Science & Research
Page: https://lightmysky.com/careers/astronomer

## Subjects it draws on

- [Science](https://lightmysky.com/learn/science)
- [Mathematics](https://lightmysky.com/learn/mathematics)

## The topics behind it

- [Our Solar System](https://lightmysky.com/learn/science/our-solar-system-mt_XlyF294bPR): You get to know every planet that circles our Sun.
- [Galaxies and the universe](https://lightmysky.com/learn/science/galaxies-and-the-universe-mt_v9uYnIY5-B): You learn how big the universe really is.
- [Life Cycle of a Star](https://lightmysky.com/learn/science/life-cycle-of-a-star-mt_lHasFmgvnT): You find out how a star is born and how it dies.
- [Orbital Mechanics](https://lightmysky.com/learn/science/orbital-mechanics-mt_1nl396BaVa): You work out the path a planet takes around the Sun.
- [Universal Gravitation](https://lightmysky.com/learn/science/universal-gravitation-mt_oLjz18CxDg): Gravity is what holds every planet and moon in place.
- [Real-World Mathematical Modelling](https://lightmysky.com/learn/mathematics/real-world-mathematical-modelling-mt_yqZiX6vS7D): You use maths to model things too far away to visit.

## Areas it leans on

- Science: Space Exploration
- Science: Space Systems & Earth's History
- Mathematics: Mathematical Thinking
- Science: Waves, Light & Sound
- Mathematics: Data & Statistics