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Databases
Databases are curated collections of scholarly sources, articles, books, conference proceedings, etc. They are great tools for helping you find authoritative and credible sources for your research. You can find all of Augsburg's available databases in our A-Z Database List. Below, you'll find some recommended databases for your astrophysics research:
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Astrophysics Data SystemThe Astrophysics Data System is operated by the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory under NASA Grant. It indexes millions of articles in Astronomy and Physics.
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Science Direct This link opens in a new windowScience Direct is a leading full-text scientific database offering journal articles and book chapters from nearly 2,500 journals and 26,000 books.
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Google Scholar This link opens in a new windowCan be a good place to get an idea of the scope of a topic. See our Using Google Scholar page for how to set up your browser to connect back to Augsburg resources.
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Academic Search Ultimate This link opens in a new window
A multi-disciplinary database containing full-text for thousands of journals in nearly every subject area, including: computer science, engineering, physics, chemistry, language and linguistics, arts and literature, medical sciences, ethnic studies, and many more.
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arXivAn open-access database for scholarly articles in the fields of physics, mathematics, computer science, statistics, economics, and more. Materials on this site are in pre-publication status, meaning they have not undergone peer review.
Web Resources
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UCLA Space Physics ExercisesThis website contains a series of modules designed to introduce you to the following topics in space physics: magnetospheres, particle motion, plasma waves, magnetohydrodynamics (MHD)/shocks, solar wind, currents, and the ionosphere.
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Planetary Data SystemThe Planetary Data System (PDS) is a long-term archive of digital data products returned from NASA's planetary missions, and from other kinds of flight and ground-based data acquisitions, including laboratory experiments.
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NOAA Space Weather Prediction CenterSpace Weather impacts numerous facets of everyday life, from where airplanes can safely fly, to how accurately a farmer plows his field. In addition, there are a large variety of phenomena that are driven by the variability of the sun over periods ranging from hours to years. SWPC provides information for novices and experts alike about the impacts and phenomena of Space Weather.
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PhysLinkComprehensive physics and astronomy online education, research and reference web site