Library Guides/ Astronomy and Space Research

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This guide covers a set of high quality sources of information for Astronomy and Space research.

NASA ADS
The SAO/NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS) is a digital library portal for researchers in astronomy and physics, operated by the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO) under a NASA grant.

Simbad
The SIMBAD astronomical database provides basic data, cross-identifications, bibliography and measurements for astronomical objects outside the solar system. The database is managed by the Centre de Donnees Astronomiques Strasbourg (CDS).
arXiv.org Astrophysics
arXiv is a curated research-sharing platform open to anyone and currently serves the fields of physics, mathematics, computer science, quantitative biology, quantitative finance, statistics, electrical engineering and systems science, and economics. It is maintained and operated by Cornell Tech.
Web of Science
Citation database with multidisciplinary coverage of journals, as well as international proceedings. With cited reference searching.

The Astrophysical Journal
The Astrophysical Journal is devoted to recent developments, discoveries, and theories in astronomy and astrophysics.
The Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics
The Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics covers the significant developments in the field of Astronomy and Astrophysics, including: the sun; solar system and extrasolar planets; stars; the interstellar medium; galaxy and galaxies; active galactic nuclei; cosmology; instrumentation and techniques, and the history of the development of new areas of research.
Experimental Astronomy
Experimental Astronomy is a medium for the publication of papers of contemporary scientific interest on astrophysical instrumentation and methods necessary for the conduct of astronomy at all wavelength fields.

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