The short answer is "It can't hurt." The physical sciences, such as Physics, Astronomy, Chemistry, all require a great deal of math to master. That is often why these disciplines are referred to as the "hard sciences."

Can I be a scientist without math?

While there are branches of science such as certain fields of biology and chemistry that do not require extensive amounts of algebra or geometry, math is still an important part of being a scientist.

How much math do you need to be a scientist?

When you Google for the math requirements for data science, the three topics that consistently come up are calculus, linear algebra, and statistics. The good news is that — for most data science positions — the only kind of math you need to become intimately familiar with is statistics.