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  • Astrophysics is the study of physics as applied to 'outer space'. Generally, this includes large observable phenomena, and what causes them to behave the way they do. At first glance, this might just be planetary and celestial body motion. But there is a lot more than that. An astrophysicist might study light propagation through gas clouds, creation of elements in stars, gravitation, and space-time theories. Each of these areas has countless more focused subjects, like black holes, neutron stars, comets, radiation, effects of weightlessness, and on and on. For society, any persuit of knowledge that expands the way we think is inherently a good thing - it's the application of that knowledge that can cause trouble. We use astrophysics to determine how to get to other planets and beyond our solar system, to devise new and safer ways to build things, to study how the human body adapts to new situations. Many novel products on the market today were created either for or because of space exploration - new kinds of ceramics, high-performance materials, and even some conveniences like microwave ovens. For more information, do a web search or go to a local observatory. Many observatories and science museums host tours and classes, and there are always community colleges. For fun getting started in astronomy, find a local telescope dealer and ask about clubs you can visit. **Edit** Links, by request: Astronomy http://www2.keck.hawaii.edu/ http://www.astro.caltech.edu/palomar/ Astrophysics http://adswww.harvard.edu/ http://eaa.iop.org/index.cfm?action=home Radioastronomy http://www.aoc.nrao.edu/ Astrophotography http://www.astro-physics.com/ Google searches to try: astrophysics astronomy astrophotography dark matter space shuttle ceramic event horizon black hole Chandrasekhar limit nucleosynthesis << creation of elements on the periodic chart supernovae
  • What is Astrophysics?: . "Astrophysicists are known for studying such phenomena as black holes, galaxies, superclusters, neutron stars, quasars, the Big Bang, dark matter and energy, cosmic strings, stellar evolution, the cosmic microwave background radiation, and many others." . The benefit to society of Astrophysics: . "Astrophysicists have contributed many important insights to our understanding of the universe we live in. They have predicted the likely age of the universe, the size of the observable universe, how long our sun will last before it exhausts its nuclear fuel, the commonness of black holes and other exotic celestial bodies, what the universe looked like billions of years ago, the average temperature of interstellar or intergalactic space, the shapes of galaxies, and the way that matter is distributed across the observable universe. Astrophysics is a useful branch of science that always continues to evolve and produce fascinating new insights into the structure of our universe." . http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-astrophysics.htm
  • Astrophysics is a great assist in realistic proofs of biblical studies. Astrophysics says, at one time the earth was void and without form. Many meteor impacts, magma on the surface, and chaotic atmosphere once was earth. The Bible says the world was void and without form. Real close descriptions!

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