What is the difference between astronomy and astrophysics?

Also, which one will give a good career in India? Which are the best colleges for this in or near Hyderabad?

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Moin Nargund | Guide-Level 12

a year ago

Astronomy is the science of measuring the positions and characteristics of heavenly bodies, and Astrophysics is the application of physics to understand astronomy. However, nowadays, the two terms are more or less interchangeable since all astronomers use physics to understand their findings.

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