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Databases for articles and papers

These are the main licensed databases from the MIT Libraries. Links to ArXiv and other preprints are on the next tab.

ADS - Astronomical Data System
Find astronomy, planetary science, astrophysics and related literature.
Web of Science
Search for articles, track citations; now includes proceedings
Georef
This extensive earth science database includes extraterrestrial geology; geochemistry and geophysics
NASA/IPAC Extragalatic Database (NED)
Contains millions of extragalactic objects, including names, positions, basic data, and references to published papers.
SIMBAD
Contains basic data, cross-identifications, measurements, and references to published works for astronomical objects outside the solar system.
Dissertations and Theses
Indexing and abstracting of dissertations and theses 1861-present. Full text for many, 1997 forward

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