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Science Explorer (SciX) @scixcommunity.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

We're at #IGARSS2026 in Washington DC all week! Head to booth 111 to meet the SciX team and find out more about the Science Explorer platform and how it can help support you and your remote sensing research needs.

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Science Explorer (SciX) @scixcommunity.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Ciao a tutti! We're in Florence, Italy all week, getting excited about all things space research at #COSPAR2026. Come and see us at booth 28 where you can get a demo of SciX, the latest evolution of NASA ADS. And don't forget to check out our Alberto's talk on Wednesday morning!

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Science Explorer (SciX) @scixcommunity.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Astronomers! If you're in Lausanne, Switzerland, for this week's #EAS2026 conference, don't forget to swing by booth 17 to meet the SciX team and learn about how we're building on the ADS you know and love. Kelly, Sergi and Alberto will be on hand with demos, swag, and advice!

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Science Explorer (SciX) @scixcommunity.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

NEW PAPER: Some long weekend reading! Dr Kelly Lockhart and Dr Alberto Accomazzi are lead and co-authors on this recap of a recent meeting on language-based AI-enabled research infrastructure in astronomy & space science. Check out the open access article: rdcu.be/foRvV

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Science Explorer (SciX) @scixcommunity.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

We're at #AAS248 all week! Project Scientist for Astronomy, Dr Jennifer Lynn Bartlett, is presenting THREE posters on everything from better identifying the historic contributions of women in astro using metadata, to making your thesis findable, to how to observe Arctic twilight!

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Science Explorer (SciX) @scixcommunity.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Our Project Scientist for Astrophysics, Dr Jennifer Lynn Bartlett, is presenting a poster all week at this week’s #AbSciCon26. If you’re attending virtually or you miss us in person, check out our Notorious(-ly Awesome) JLB’s poster walkthrough at bit.ly/SciXAbSciCon26

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Science Explorer (SciX) @scixcommunity.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Astrobiologists ASSEMBLE! Pop by the SciX booth at #AbSciCon26 for a quick demo of Science Explorer, the latest evolution of the Astrophysics Data System (ADS). Jenny and Jennifer look forward to meeting you! And yes, we tried for the Jen hattrick. Maybe at our next event!

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Science Explorer (SciX) @scixcommunity.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

We’re at #AbSciCon26 all of this week! If you’re in Madison, WI, and want to know all about astrobiology and how our team have been enriching the corpus of astrobiology knowledge within SciX, find our team at our booth or our poster to learn more. We also have some cute swag!

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Science Explorer (SciX) @scixcommunity.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

The SciX Team are at #EGU26 in very sunny Vienna this week! Come and see Daniel and Suze to discover what we're up to at our booth on Level -2 (between the posters and the coffee - both equally tempting). Anna has a talk on Thursday and Suze has a poster on Friday. See you there!

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Science Explorer (SciX) @scixcommunity.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

We're excited to see you at the APS Global Physics Summit 2026 from 15th to 20th March 2026! The conference is at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver CO, and we'll be there presenting two posters and doing demos at the SciX booth. Find us at the Hyatt next to the NASA booth!

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Science Explorer (SciX) @scixcommunity.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

SciX libraries help us understand the impact of researchers like the ones we have highlighted for #IWD2026 and so much more. Learn more about how to build libraries for role models, literature reviews, and even living CVs with our Training Hub video guides scixplorer.org/scixhelp

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Science Explorer (SciX) @scixcommunity.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

On #IWD2026 meet Dr Francisca Nneka Okeke who researches Earth’s ionosphere and space weather, helping scientists understand how solar activity affects our planet. Scan the QR code to dive into a SciX library of her papers and learn how to make your own: scixplorer.org/scixhelp

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Science Explorer (SciX) @scixcommunity.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

Our third #IWD2026 scientist is Dr Rosaly Lopes who is a planetary volcanologist studying eruptions across the Solar System, including the powerful volcanoes on Jupiter’s moon Io. Scan the QR code to read her papers in a SciX library and create your own: scixplorer.org/scixhelp

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Science Explorer (SciX) @scixcommunity.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

Next up for #IWD2026 we have Dr Keiko Hattori who studies the chemistry of Earth’s deep interior, revealing how volcanoes form and how critical minerals move through our planet. Scan the QR code to explore her SciX library and learn how to build your own: scixplorer.org/scixhelp

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Science Explorer (SciX) @scixcommunity.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

First up this #IWD2026 we have Dr Wanda Díaz-Merced who turns space data into sound, pioneering new ways to analyze the universe while making astronomy accessible to blind scientists. Scan the QR code to explore her SciX library and learn how to make one: scixplorer.org/scixhelp

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Science Explorer (SciX) @scixcommunity.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

Happy #InternationalWomensDay! This #IWD2026 we’re celebrating four amazing scientists across astronomy, Earth science & planetary science. Explore their SciX libraries and learn how to build your own with our brand new Training Hub video guides! scixplorer.org/scixhelp

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Science Explorer (SciX) @scixcommunity.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

The SciX Team have been deluged by a tidal wave (we regret nothing) of interest at #OSM2026! We're already running low on swag and aren't even half way through the Ocean Sciences Meeting yet, so if you haven't yet seen us, head over to booth 85 ASAP. Excited to meet you all!

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Science Explorer (SciX) @scixcommunity.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

Happy Valentine's Day from the SciX Team to our ever expanding research community. We love you with all our heart (and soul nebulae)! Explore more about this loved up couple of nebulae in the Science Explorer platform! bit.ly/SciX-Heart (image is IR mosaic from NASA's WISE)

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Science Explorer (SciX) @scixcommunity.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

You might have noticed that we're HAVING SOME WEATHER at the moment - so it's the perfect time to catch up with the Science Explorer team at #AMS2026 in Houston, TX, this week! We're at booth 708 - swing by to win some exclusive merch, and don't forget our talk on Wednesday too!

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Jennifer Lynn Bartlett @bartlettastro.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

#AAS247 @scixcommunity.bsky.social We linked @harvardplatestacks.bsky.social #photography plates to papers in #ADSbabs / #SciX SciX & StarGlass: Future of Historical Sky Tue Jan 6 @ 5:30 PM MST iPoster 272.04 term 23 Technique can enhance yr papers w/ even more #astronomy #digitallibrary #histsci

On left, 1895 paper by Edward C. Pickering about "A new Star to Centaurus. The new Algol Variable in Delphinus." On right, photograph of a photographic plate negative of sparse star fields. Stars are barely discernible. An illegible handwritten note appears at the top of the plate. One star is circled; another is partially circled. A large question mark is written in the middle right. "123?" is written in the middle left. Most of the markings are black. A third star is circled with a trailing line in red.

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Science Explorer (SciX) @scixcommunity.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

We can't believe it's already the last day of #AAS247! We have LOVED meeting you at our stand as part of the Center for Astrophysics Harvard & Smithsonian's MEGABOOTH! Thanks for attending our talks, poster sessions and workshops. Keep exploring science at SciXplorer.org

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Science Explorer (SciX) @scixcommunity.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

HAPPY NEW YEAR from the whole SciX Team! Happy new open research platform?! Join the SciX Community! Check out SciXplorer.org and if you're heading to #AAS247 don't forget to sign up for one of our three free workshops on Sun Jan 4 at either 1:15pm, 2:15pm, or 3:15pm!

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Science Explorer (SciX) @scixcommunity.bsky.social · 29/12/2025

Heading to #AAS247? Are you an existing #ADSabs user and feeling a little #SciX-curious? Join the team on Sun Jan 4 for a free 1-hour workshop! We have sessions at 1:15pm, 2:15pm, and 3:15pm. Sign up now! #Astrophysics #PlanetaryScience #NASAScience #OpenScience #EarthScience

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Jennifer Lynn Bartlett @bartlettastro.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

#AAS247 #SciX curious? Ready to commit to the new powerful #ADSabs interface? Just want the ADS Classic secret sauce? Join @scixcommunity.bsky.social Sun Jan 4 for a free 1-hour workshop (sessions at 1:15, 2:15, 3:15 PM) #astrophysics ☀️ #planetaryscience #NASAscience #openscience #earthscience

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Science Explorer (SciX) @scixcommunity.bsky.social · 26/12/2025

While the big day may be over for another year, and the reindeer are catching a few zzzs, the fun doesn't stop - especially if you're attending #AAS247! We're going to be there with a booth, talks, posters, and three FREE workshops to ease you into the SciX Community! Sign up NOW

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Science Explorer (SciX) @scixcommunity.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

We're buzzing from our first full day at #AGU25! If you're in #NewOrleans this week, visit our booth for demos, science badges, luggage tags, and great conversations! #SciX #OpenScience

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Science Explorer (SciX) @scixcommunity.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

Attending AGU25 in NOLA? Sign up for our workshop, "Harnessing Research Discovery and Exploration from Environmental to Planetary Sciences and Beyond with Science Explorer, NASA's Open-Access Digital Library" on 16th December at 1pm with the team that built it! Sign up at bit.ly/AGU25-SciX

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Science Explorer (SciX) @scixcommunity.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

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Jennifer Lynn Bartlett @bartlettastro.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

#Astronomers Try your #Adsabs accounts & libraries in #SciX by midnight on the #crossquarterday to obtain a lifetime of necromancy-free results (limited time offer) @scixcommunity.bsky.social guarantees your safety or your money back

A vibrant astronomical image of the Witch Head Nebula (IC 2118) set against a backdrop of deep space filled with countless stars. The nebula features intricate wisps and clouds of gas and dust, highlighted in shades of blue and faint white, creating an ethereal appearance reminiscent of a witch's head. Bright stars punctuate the scene, with larger stars exhibiting a bluish glow. The image is framed with a black border that includes a label with the nebula's name and identifying the image as using data from the STScI Digitized Sky Survey Blue, Red, and Infrared Plates processed into a full color image by Noel Carboni

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Chuck Darwin @cdarwin.c.im.ap.brid.gy · 02/11/2025

#SciX makes research more efficient by linking data, code, and publications, so findings can be tested, trusted, and built on faster. More reproducible science, less wasted effort, more discoveries. #OpenScience #ResearchIntegrity #ReproducibleResearch #EfficientResearchWorkflows

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Science Explorer (SciX) @scixcommunity.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

Keeping it 100 on the land (geology), the sea (oceanography), the sky (atmospheric science), SciX pledges allegiance to your Open, your FAIR, your API! Explore a broad, connected research landscape with in-built data-viz tools scixplorer.org #TheFateOfSciXplorer #IYKYK

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Hannah Sanderson @han-san-planets.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

Earth scientists can finally use a NASA ADS-like search system - yay!! If you're not familiar with either of these sites check out SciX - it will make you so much happier when you next have to do literature review 📚😃

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Science Explorer (SciX) @scixcommunity.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

Thanks, Hannah! We are quite fond of it too 🥰 We'd love to hear more about how you and your colleagues and collaborators are using our platform! Feel free to share your favourite features, either on social media or via our testimonials form. You can even make a short video! forms.gle/11qcmHQcZEkX...

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Science Explorer (SciX) @scixcommunity.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

Our amazing #SciX Advisory Board brings together expertise from across the sciences. They ensure SciX meets the needs of every discipline, fostering transparency, usability, and collaboration at every step. Hear what SciX means to them. #OpenScience #ResearchIntegrity youtu.be/28UeYIVM90E

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What Does SciX Mean To You?

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Jennifer Lynn Bartlett @bartlettastro.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

#Astronomers you don't have to be a Nobel Laureate to visualize collaborations using #SciX (or #ADSabs) author networks #chemistry #physics #astronomy #heliophysics #planetaryscience

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Science Explorer (SciX) @scixcommunity.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

Congrats new #ChemNobel Laureates, and brilliant collaborators! Can you spot another famous #NobelPrize winner? Explore how metal–organic frameworks (#MOFs) are transforming research in #EnvironmentalScience, #SpaceExploration, and #SustainableMaterials at scixplorer.org

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Science Explorer (SciX) @scixcommunity.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

We love our data-viz capabilities, and we love seeing our research community love them too! Thanks for sharing this, @taramurphy.bsky.social. Who else has been using our in-built data-vizualisation tools? Show us your plots 🤩 scixplorer.org

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Science Explorer is a digital library for astronomy, physics, and earth science, providing access to 20+ million records and advanced research tools.

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Science Explorer (SciX) @scixcommunity.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

Why change a good thing 😉 We channel our energy into innovations, not renovations! One thing that has changed however is the library. It's now an open and collaborative space with a gorgeous video wall that you'll spot behind Edwin in our launch video on our YouTube channel: youtu.be/sgJ-LolRLu8?...

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Welcome to SciX - Powering Discovery Across Earth and Space Sciences

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Jennifer Lynn Bartlett @bartlettastro.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

#SciX is not just papers; it's data and software too, plus all the connections among them. #astrophysics #heliophysics #planetaryscience #earthscience #NASAscience

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Louis Moresi @louis.moresi.info · 01/10/2025

Well done to the SciX team for launching a new generation of discovery tools for scientific research in Astronomy, Astrophysics, Earth Science, Planetary Science, Heliosphere, ... give it a go at sciXplorer.org

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Science Explorer is a digital library for astronomy, physics, and earth science, providing access to 20+ million records and advanced research tools.

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Science Explorer (SciX) @scixcommunity.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

Our biggest challenges don’t fit neatly into one field - and neither should their solutions. #SciX connects knowledge across disciplines, making it easier for researchers to share insights, combine methods, and spark unsiloed breakthroughs. #InterdisciplinaryResearch #OpenScience

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Science Explorer (SciX) @scixcommunity.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

Matthew is part of our awesome Advisory Board! As many of us as possible met for our quarterly meeting in June at the CfA. We grabbed some time with everyone there! The board brings a broad range of research experiences to help us shape our strategic development: scixplorer.org/scixblog/sci...

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August (Gus) Muench @augustfly.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

Finding linked data and linked software are critical! Nice quotes and reflections on ADS's leap forward!

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Sarah Kendrew @sarahkendrew.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

Astronomers have long been blessed by the existence of #ADS - excited for the new @scixcommunity.bsky.social platform, expanding to other disciplines - developed via NASA #openscience funding. Look forward to trying it out! 🔭🧪

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Science Explorer (SciX) @scixcommunity.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

Transparent, reproducible, and open - #SciX supports research integrity by connecting curated publications, data, and software in one trusted platform. Here's what Dr Sarah Stamps and Danie Kinkade from our Advisory Board say #SciX #OpenScience #ResearchIntegrity #TrustedResearch

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