The Department of Astronomy and Space is one of the most recently developed scientific departments in the College of Science / University of Baghdad. It was established in 1998, and since then the department began granting bachelor’s degrees. The department has also awarded master’s and doctoral degrees in many and varied specializations in the field of astronomy and space sciences. The department qualifies its graduates to work in all fields related to this specialty, such as specialized research centers, astronomical observatories, and scientific care centers. A graduate of the Astronomy Department is also qualified to work in the field of various applications of software science.