I am currently in my first year of sixth form at a secondary school. The subjects i am taking are History, Statistics, Biology and Chemistry and in these i am predicted A's and B's. I have a fascination with astronomy and the universe, yet throughout GCSE i found myself bored to the teeth with the same old basic physics lessons on forces and pivots. Therefore i did not take it at A-level.

Yet now that i am beginning to consider my future, i realise that astronomy would be a fascinating thing to have as a career. But without a physics degree, i cannot study astrophysics as i would lack even the simplest of knowledge relating to it.

Then, as i was browsing through an astophysics website, i discovered the concept and career of astrochemistry. What a fascinating prospect. I was simply wondering if any helpful soul could help me with learning more about this? Are there courses at university for this subject? Or would i have to have a degree in chemistry before applying for a job as an astrochemist?

Any information or help will be much appreciated

Google is your friend. The first hit on "astrochemistry careers" is this site, which may give you some helpful information:

http://library.thinkquest.org/C00376...p?page=astro02

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