LibGuides: Astronomy and Astrophysics: Home

Reference Resources

Encyclopedia of Astronomy & Astrophysics This link opens in a new window
Over 2,750 specially commissioned, peer-reviewed and continually updated articles.

World of Physics
Eric Weisstein's World of Science from Wolfram contains encyclopedias of astronomy, scientific biography, chemistry, and physics.

Web Resources

Particle Data Group
The Particle Data Group is an international collaboration charged with summarizing Particle Physics, as well as related areas of Cosmology and Astrophysics.

Finding articles

For scholarly articles, see the following databases.

ADS - Astrophysics Data System
Digital library of journal articles, conference proceedings, research data, and books for astronomy and astrophysics.

arXiv.org This link opens in a new window
Open access to research papers in physics, mathematics, computer science, quantitative biology, quantitative finance, statistics, electrical engineering and systems science, and economics. Consists of electronic preprints (known as e-prints) approved for publication after moderation.
Keywords: preprint
IOPscience extra This link opens in a new window
Provides full text access to the Institute of Physics Journals.
SpringerLINK Journals This link opens in a new window
Fulltext online versions of hundreds of journals published by the Springer-Verlag. Each journal includes mission and subject coverage details.
ScienceDirect Journals This link opens in a new window
ScienceDirect is a search platform which provides access to more than 1500 full-text journals in a wide range of subject areas.
Keywords: Science direct
Annual Reviews This link opens in a new window
Annual Reviews provides access to the Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics and the Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Science.
Wiley Online Library This link opens in a new window
Wiley Online provides access to journals such as Space Weather, Radio Science, and Astronomische Nachrichten.
Keywords: Agriculture, Aquaculture & Food Science, Architecture & Planning, Art & Applied, Business, Economics, Finance & Accounting, Chemistry, Computer Science & Information Technology, Earth, Space & Environmental Sciences, Humanities, Law & Criminology, Life Sciences, Mathematics & Statistics, Medicine, Nursing, Dentistry & Healthcare, Physical Sciences & Engineering, Psychology, Social & Behavioral Sciences, Veterinary Medicine