WNCLibrary: Astronomy: Databases &amp; Journals

Finding Articles

For guidance on finding appropriate databases, journals, and articles, we have these guides and tutorials:

For information regarding expanding or limiting your search results, please see these guides:

Science Reference Center This link opens in a new window
Science Reference Center contains the full text for hundreds of science magazines, journals, encyclopedias, reference books and a vast collection of images.

CQ Researcher This link opens in a new window
provides in-depth, unbiased analyses of current controversial topics. Each issue provides a broad overview of a single subject including a history of the issue, important government actions, pros and cons, and additional links to books, articles, websites on the topic. Produced by Congressional Quarterly.
Credo Reference This link opens in a new window
includes the full-text content from over 850 encyclopedias and other reference books covering a broad range of subjects. There are over 3 million articles and 200,000+ images (art, diagrams, maps and photos).
EBSCO Databases: Academic Search Premier and Masterfile Premier This link opens in a new window
Search two of Ebsco's largest multi-disciplinary databases at once.

Open Astronomy
Formerly known as Baltic Astronomy, Open Astronomy is a peer-reviewed, fully open access online journal, that publishes research, reviews and news spanning all aspects of astronomy and astrophysics including both observational and theoretical astronomy, astrophysics, solar physics, cosmology, galactic and extragalactic astronomy, high energy particles physics, planetary science, space science and astronomy-related astrobiology.
The Astronomical Journal
The Astronomical Journal publishes original astronomical research, with an emphasis on significant scientific results derived from observations.
Astronomy & Astrophysics (A&A)
Astronomy & Astrophysics (A&A) is an international journal which publishes papers on all aspects of astronomy and astrophysics. Many articles and news releases are available for free.

These tutorials from Niche Academy provide an excellent overview of how to use the various databases you have access to through the library.