Editing Astronomy (section)

== Interdisciplinary studies ==
Astronomy and astrophysics have developed significant interdisciplinary links with other major scientific fields. [[Archaeoastronomy]] is the study of ancient or traditional astronomies in their cultural context, utilizing [[archaeology|archaeological]] and [[anthropology|anthropological]] evidence. [[Astrobiology]] is the study of the advent and evolution of biological systems in the Universe, with particular emphasis on the possibility of non-terrestrial life. [[Astrostatistics]] is the application of statistics to astrophysics to the analysis of a vast amount of observational astrophysical data.<ref name="Hilbe 2017">{{citation | last=Hilbe | first=Joseph M. | title=Wiley Stats ''Ref'': Statistics Reference Online | chapter=Astrostatistics | publisher=Wiley | date=2017 | doi=10.1002/9781118445112.stat07961 | pages=1–5| isbn=9781118445112 }}</ref>

The study of [[chemical]]s found in space, including their formation, interaction and destruction, is called [[astrochemistry]]. These substances are usually found in [[molecular cloud]]s, although they may also appear in low-temperature stars, brown dwarfs and planets. [[Cosmochemistry]] is the study of the chemicals found within the Solar System, including the origins of the elements and variations in the [[isotope]] ratios. Both of these fields represent an overlap of the disciplines of astronomy and chemistry. As "[[forensic astronomy]]", finally, methods from astronomy have been used to solve problems of art history<ref>{{cite web |url=https://gizmodo.com/scientists-used-the-stars-to-confirm-when-a-famous-sapp-1776569251 |title=Scientists Used the Stars to Confirm When a Famous Sapphic Poem Was Written |website=Gizmodo |first=Jennifer |last=Ouellette |date=2016-05-13 |access-date=2023-03-24 |archive-date=24 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230324165949/https://gizmodo.com/scientists-used-the-stars-to-confirm-when-a-famous-sapp-1776569251 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/forensic-astronomy-reveals-the-secrets-of-an-iconic-ansel-adams-photo/ |title='Forensic Astronomy' Reveals the Secrets of an Iconic Ansel Adams Photo |first=Summer |last=Ash |website=Scientific American |date=2018-04-17 |access-date=2023-03-24 |archive-date=24 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230324165949/https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/forensic-astronomy-reveals-the-secrets-of-an-iconic-ansel-adams-photo/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and occasionally of law.<ref>{{cite book|first=Jordan D. |last=Marché |chapter=Epilogue |title=Theaters of Time and Space: American Planetaria, 1930–1970 |year=2005 |pages=170–178 |chapter-url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt5hjd29.14 |publisher=Rutgers University Press |jstor=j.ctt5hjd29.14 |isbn=0-813-53576-X}}</ref>