Extraterrestrial physics

The extraterrestrial ("extraterrestrial") physics deals generally with physical phenomena outside the earth.

In the experimental area, this includes sky surveys in the infrared , X-ray and gamma-ray range , as well as optical astronomy , the research of matter in space, such as comets and plasmas , and the development of new observation methods and aids ( telescopes , satellites , detectors ).

The theoretical branch of extraterrestrial physics deals with the interpretation of the data obtained and the establishment of new theories.

A distinction between astrophysics and extraterrestrial physics can hardly be given in the definition. In everyday research, however, the latter serves primarily as the experimental branch of astrophysics.

Web links

• Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics
• Fachverband Extraterrestrische Physik (EP). In: web portal. German Physical Society , July 5, 2016, accessed on July 9, 2016 . 
• Extraterrestrial physics at the Institute for Experimental and Applied Physics Kiel