Introducing Science Explorer (SciX)

I received an email about this over a week ago from Alberto Accomazzi (Director and Principal Investigator of the NASA Astrophysics Data System) and was going to post about it then but I was quite busy and it slipped my mind. I met Alberto at ENAM earlier this summer and he told me then this was in the pipeline so I should have remembered. Anyway, better late than never…

The email was to announce the formal launch of Science Explorer (SciX for short) on Monday 29th September 2025. SciX is meant to build on the excellence of ADS and expanding its coverage to accelerate astro-related research even further.

Here’s a screenshot of the home page set up in such a way as to take you, if you click on it, by a miracle of the internet, and at no extra charge, to the actual home page:

Feel free to go and check it out!

Here is some text from the email I mentioned:

So, what is the Science Explorer platform, or SciX? Think of it as your one-stop platform for exploring research across Earth, environmental and space sciences, including planetary science, heliophysics, geology, geophysics, atmospheric sciences and oceanography. From tracking solar storms, to uncovering the secrets of distant planets, to understanding the changing dynamics of our own Earth, SciX is designed to be your research co-pilot. You can find out more at scixplorer.org.

The people behind SciX would also love to know how NASA/ADS has supported your work so far and how SciX’s additional features will benefit the community. Your testimonial can be brief, in written or video form, and can be submitted via this form, or by email if easier. It is important to show your support in view of the challenges facing NASA these days. I think we tend to take services such as NASA/ADS for granted, but we’d all find our work much harder without them, so do please send a message of support.

P.S. You can find SciX on social media with the handle @SciXCommunity. Please give them a follow!

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