Space science encompasses all of the scientific disciplines involved in space exploration and studying phenomena occurring in outer space, such as space medicine and astrobiology.
The following outline is an overview of and topical guide to space science:
See astronomical object for a list of specific types of entities which scientists study. See Earth's location in the universe for an orientation.
Astronautics – science and engineering of spacefaring and spaceflight, a subset of Aerospace engineering (which includes atmospheric flight)