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On standards or conventions specific to physics as an academic discipline, and programs that lead to a degree in this field. For regular physics questions, visit our sister site Physics Stack Exchange.

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Career options for an astronomer outside of academia?

The basic idea is that as far as most industry is concerned, a PhD in astronomy/astrophysics is the same as physics, so any job looking for a physics background will do. … Your knowledge of astronomy and physics is likely not very valuable except in some very specific jobs. …
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