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SIMBAD astronomical database offline, leaving astronomers without answers
Original: Anyone know why the # SIMBAD astronomical database ( https:// simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/ ) is offline? So is the websit
The SIMBAD astronomical database, maintained by the University of Strasbourg's Centre de Données astronomiques, is offline, and the operators' own website is down too, leaving researchers unable to check on the outage or contact them. Astronomers are asking publicly what caused the disruption, since the service is a core reference tool for star and object data in the field.
Why now: A widely used astronomy reference service going dark, with no status page available, disrupts research work and prompts questions.
SIMBADCentre de Données astronomiques de StrasbourgUniversity of Strasbourg
Evidence
- Anyone know why the # SIMBAD astronomical database ( https:// simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/ ) is offline? So is the website ( https:// cds.unistra.fr/data-access/ser vices/simbad/ ) of the people who run it, so I can't ask them. # astronomy # physics # star # database · paulmasson@mathstodon.xyz · 4
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