Becoming a Space Scientist at 13 - Advice

[GoldenDarkness]

I am interested in space. I want to become a great scientist and work on stars, planets, black holes, galaxies and possibility of life in space. Which disciplines would be correct for me to choose?

By the way i am 13 years old and not a native speaker. Sorry for my bad english.

 

[jedishrfu]

Welcome to PF!

THe closest field would be astrophysics:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astrophysics

for life then astrobiology or maybe xeno-biology (synthetic life):

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astrobiology

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xenobiology

 

[GoldenDarkness]

Thanks for answering my question.

 

[GoldenDarkness]

What is the biggest foundation for astrophysical studies? CERN or NASA?

 

[jedishrfu]

I'd have to say NASA as it deals with issues of space travel and space exploration:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NASA

vs CERN which specializes in particle physics:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CERN

for your interest you probably need to look into major universities like Princeton, Harvard or MIT or UCLA, or UC Berkeley or even UT at Austin. There are other esteemed universities in UK and in Europe and other countries as well.

 

[GoldenDarkness]

Thanks again.