Abstract EANA2025-39

The Science Explorer (SciX) is a next-generation digital library developed by Harvard and the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO) in partnership with NASA. Building upon the success of the Astrophysics Data System (ADS), SciX expands its reach to encompass astronomy, planetary science, heliophysics, Earth science, and astrobiology. With over 24 million indexed records, including peer-reviewed publications and preprints from platforms like arXiv and EarthArXiv, SciX serves as a comprehensive resource for researchers. 

Designed to support NASA's Open Science initiatives, SciX platform adheres to the FAIR principles—ensuring that data is Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable. Its advanced features include citation tracking, data visualization tools, usage analytics, and integration with external datasets, thus, facilitating a complete research experience.

This presentation will introduce SciX's capabilities, with an example in Planetary Protection, demonstrating how it can enhance research efficiency and foster interdisciplinary collaboration within the community. Attendees will have an overview of the main SciX tools for literature discovery, data integration, collaborative research, and discuss its potential to accelerate the audience science.