Artificial Intelligence

Will SpaceX still be a launch company after its historic IPO?

By Leonard David published 2 June 26

What does SpaceX's coming IPO mean for the company, investors and markets in general?

Cowboy Space raises $275 million to launch AI data centers on brand-new rocket

By Elizabeth Howell published 12 May 26

The newly rebranded Cowboy Space Corp. will use the money to develop and operate AI data centers in orbit, which it will launch on a homegrown rocket.

'Cannibal stars,' AI and the Rubin Observatory could shed light on the mystery of dark energy. Here's how

By Robert Lea published 12 May 26

Scientists are hunting for "unknown unknowns" that could lead us to missing ingredients in our recipe of the cosmos.

The Claypool Lennon Delirium's cosmic new album is not just an AI warning, but a reflection on a global loss of empathy (video)

By Steve Spaleta published 1 May 26

Les Claypool and Sean Lennon discuss AI, art, and empathy in their new concept album 'The Great Parrot-Ox and the Golden Egg of Empathy.'

AI sped up James Webb Space Telescope data analysis from years to days. What can it do for the groundbreaking Rubin Observatory?

By Tereza Pultarova published 27 April 26

AI algorithms can sharpen naturally blurry images taken by ground-based telescopes, revealing details otherwise visible only to space-borne machines like Webb and Hubble.

100 new alien worlds: Scientists find hidden haul in data from NASA exoplanet-hunting spacecraft

By Robert Lea published 25 March 26

Astronomers have discovered an additional 100 new worlds in data collected by NASA's exoplanet-hunting spacecraft TESS, thanks to an innovative AI program.

What if the next great astronomer isn't human? How AI is revolutionizing our study of the cosmos

By Paul Sutter published 22 March 26

We're just scratching the surface of what the innovative collaboration between human astronomers and AI can unlock.

An AI cyberattack could trigger a satellite apocalypse in the next 2 years. Are we prepared?

By Tereza Pultarova published 19 March 26

AI could soon be able to hijack satellites and cause them to collide with other spacecraft, triggering a cascade that could render Earth orbit unsafe.

AI helps find new clues in the 60-year search for Luna 9, the 1st successful moon lander

By Sharmila Kuthunur published 19 February 26

Scientists may have narrowed down the landing site of the Soviet Union's Luna 9, which in 1966 became the first spacecraft to touch down softly on the moon.