Ph.D.

You can major in astrophysics, or even a general physics undergrad major might be fine if it gets you into an astrophysics program for grad school.

If you want to DO interesting astronomy work, without being called and astronomer necessarily, you might be able to study something in computer science or engineering that astronomers need. NASA for example employs people who are not astronomers but who are scientists and tech experts in fields that they need. MOST astronomy jobs are not at NASA, though, so this is a big longshot.

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