Outline of space science

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to space science:

A laser-guided observation of the Milky Way Galaxy at the Paranal Observatory in Chile in 2010

Space science encompasses all of the scientific disciplines that involve space exploration and study natural phenomena and physical bodies occurring in outer space, such as space medicine and astrobiology.[1][2]

The following outline is an overview of and topical guide to space science:

Branches of space sciences

A proposed timeline of the origin of space, from physical cosmology

• Astronomy
  • Outline of astronomy
    • Fields of astronomy defined by approach
      • Observational astronomy – Observatories on the ground as well as space observatories take measurements of celestial entities and phenomena
      • Astrometry – studies the position and movements of celestial objects
      • Amateur astronomy
    • Theoretical astronomy – mathematical modelling of celestial entities and phenomena
  • Fields of astronomy defined by scope

The diversity found in the different types and scales of astronomical objects make the field of study increasingly specialized.

• • • Astrophysics – study of the physics of the universe; of extraterrestrial objects and interstitial spaces
      • Space plasma physics
      • Orbital mechanics or astrodynamics, which also has applications to spacecraft
    • Stellar astronomy – the study of stars
      • Solar astronomy – the study of the Sun
    • Planetary science – the study of planets, especially those other than Earth
      • Planetary geology
    • Galactic astronomy – the study of the Milky Way galaxy
    • Extragalactic astronomy – the study of the larger universe beyond the Milky Way
    • Physical cosmology – the study of the Universe as a whole
• Aerospace engineering
  • Astronautics
  • Aeronautics

Space-related interdisciplinary fields

• Astrobiology
• Astrobotany
• Astrochemistry or cosmochemistry
• Cosmology
• Planetary science – overlaps with Earth science
• Micro-g environment research
• Forensic astronomy
• Space archaeology – the study of human artifacts in outer space
• Space medicine
• Space architecture
• Archaeoastronomy – the history of human understanding of the universe

Astronomy

See Outline of astronomy

See astronomical object for a list of specific types of entities which scientists study. See Earth's location in the universe for an orientation.

Space exploration

See Outline of space exploration

Astronautics

Astronautics – science and engineering of spacefaring and spaceflight, a subset of Aerospace engineering (which includes atmospheric flight)

• Life in space
  • Living organisms in space
    • Humans in space
      • Women in space
    • Animals in space
      • Cat in space
        • Félicette
      • Dogs in space
        • Soviet space dogs
      • Mice in space
        • Fe, Fi, Fo, Fum, and Phooey
      • Monkeys and apes in space
      • Tortoises in space
        • Zond 5
    • Microorganisms tested in outer space
    • Plants in space
  • Space habitation
    • Architecture in space
      • Space station
        • Space Habitation Module
    • Food in space
    • Medicine in space
      • Neuroscience in space
    • Religion in space
      • Christmas on the International Space Station
    • Sex in space
    • Survival in space
    • Writing in space
  • Human spaceflight

See also

Astronaut Piers Sellers during the third spacewalk of STS-121, a demonstration of orbiter heat shield repair techniques

• Outline of aerospace
• Space Sciences Laboratory – University of California, Berkeley
• Space exploration
• Space-based economy
• Commercial use of space
  • Space manufacturing
  • Space tourism
• Space warfare
  • Alien invasion
• Asteroid-impact avoidance
• Space law
• Remote sensing
• Planetarium – A synthetic observatory, used for education and presentations
• Centennial Challenges NASA prize contests
• Spaceflight
  • Human spaceflight
• Space architecture
• Space colonization
• Space industry
• Timeline of artificial satellites and space probes
• Batteries in space
• Control engineering
• Corrosion in space
• Nuclear power in space
• Observatories in space
• Orbital mechanics
• Robotics
• Space environment – study of conditions that affect the operation of spacecraft
• Space logistics
• Space technology
  • Space-based radar
  • Space-based solar power
  • Spacecraft design for launch vehicles and satellites
  • Spacecraft propulsion

References

1. "Space science – Define Space science", Dictionary.com
2. "Space science – Definition of space science", Free Online Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia

External links

• Institute of Space Technology, PakistAn
• Space Sciences @ NASA
• Space Sciences @ ESA
• INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SPACE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
• Space Sciences Institute
• Space Science & Technology, (Persian) an Iranian nongovernmental group who writes scientific articles about Space Science & Technology