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Thanks for the explanation. The more I read the more it looks like this is going to be hard in the short amount of time, but we are allowed to take our data and work on it later and use it for science fairs, competitions, etc. I think that's what I'm going to do if we still that've scope time...

Thanks for the welcome! I am really looking forward for the camp. As for the paper, that was one that was on my list to read (along with like 5 others)

Greetings to all, A little information yo provide context to my question. I'm 16, and a junior in high school and I'm attending an astronomy camp on kitts peak doing research projects with the large telescopes. While researching possible projects on that particularly interested me was...

Like the title says, what are the job opportunities in Astrophysics compared to Aerospace or Mechanical Engineering? I would ideally like to go into astrophysics, but I am unsure of the job opportunities once I get out of school. I know that there are jobs at NASA, universities, etc. but are...

I have also read that I should learn to program. Is there a specific language I should learn? I know very basic Python and we are learning Ruby and Ruby on Rails in IT class.

Thanks for that suggestion, I will definitely look into that. I also found the quarknet internship at Fermilab. Any idea if that is a good one to look into? Thanks

I should have been more clear in the original post. It was my intention to pick up some used textbooks and use those, not attend actual classes. Thanks for the suggestion.

My parents have said that they will pay undergrad and grad was up to me. I am planing to get a part time job also.

I'm a sophomore in HS and am planing to go into nuclear or astrophysics. I am wondering what I should be doing in preparation for going into these fields? I am in honors chemistry and honors trig/pre-calc (with 98% in both classes) this year and will be taking AP Calc and physics next...

Hello, I am a sophomore in high school and am looking to go into physics and ideally astrophysics. I am in honors precalc/trig right now and will be taking AP Calc next year, and probably multivariable calc my senior year. I'm in chemistry this year and physics next year. I will probably...