Astrophysics facts

It is a good idea.
I'm an instrument scientist (building instruments for telescopes) and find that having an engineering backround
In addition to an astrophysics degree helps me greatly.
Knowing why you're buliding an instrument makes it so much easier
And aids you in figuring out better ways of doing things.

Here are some fascinating astronomy facts that astronomy majors will encounter in their studies.
Our Sun is one of over 100 billion stars in the Milky Way galaxy
And the Milky Way is one of over 100 million galaxies in the universe.
The planet Saturn would float on water-it's the only planet in our solar system that would.
The black hole in the center of the Milky Way galaxy is millions of times the mass of the Sun.
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“What can you do with an astrophysics major?” Most of the physics majors I knew in college ended up engineers.
It’s great preparation to be an engineer.
There are very few jobs actually in physics.
There are very many jobs in many fields of engineering.