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A false color image shows red sand dunes streaking across a blue surface

How AI and sand dunes on Mars can reveal the planet's history, one grain at a time

By Samantha Mathewson published

An innovative technique for measuring the force acting on individual grains of sand could help scientists uncover how winds have shaped the surface of Mars.

Mars
Flood waters rise to the porch of a house next to a tree in Laos

How AI can improve storm surge forecasts to help save lives

By Navid Tahvildari published

Accurate storm surge predictions are critical for giving coastal residents time to evacuate and giving emergency responders time to prepare.

Climate Change
Smoke billows from a tall tower silhouetted by a rising orange/yellow sun behind the city

Air quality analysis reveals minimal changes after xAI data center opens in pollution-burdened Memphis neighborhood

By Namuun Batbaatar, Abu Mohammed Naser Titu, Chunrong Jia published

A team of researchers discusses how the xAI plant in Memphis emitted normal amounts of air pollution.

Earth
Artist's illustration of Tesla's Optimus robots helping to build a Mars settlement.

AIs in Space: From partners in pioneering to the children of humanity (op-ed)

By Rick Tumlinson published

Rather than the fearsome enemies of movies like "The Terminator," as we move into the universe, AIs can be our partners, our children, and perhaps even us.

Human Spaceflight
A man wearing a white t-shirt and watch finishes assembling the metal arm on a weather device, made of various metal arms

AI is transforming weather forecasting − and that could be a game changer for farmers around the world

By Amir Jina, Paul Winters published

The challenge is getting this technology where it's needed.

Climate Change
Two astronauts wearing white spacesuits dig around in the dirt near a series of gray buildings on the reddish dusty surface of the planet Mars

'Artificial super astronauts': How AI and robotics could help humanity settle Mars

By Leonard David published

In the not-too-distant future, "artificial astronauts" could fly as actual crew members on human missions to Mars, and elsewhere in space.

Mars
An active region on the surface of the sun can be seen here releasing a solar flare. The image comes from NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory.

Meet Surya, the 1st-of-its-kind AI model NASA and IBM built to predict solar storms

By Tereza Pultarova published

A new NASA-IBM algorithm called Surya could be a major leap in space weather forecasting.

The Sun

NASA and Google test AI medical assistant for astronaut missions to the moon and Mars

By Andrew Jones published

Google and NASA are trialing an AI-powered medical assistant that could help astronauts care for themselves when mission control is out of reach.

Technology
A large glowing disk with a black hole in the center swirls around a small blue orb of light

AI helps astronomers make a potentially major find — an exploding star being attacked by a black hole

By Sharmila Kuthunur published

Artificial intelligence helps astronomers observe what may be the first known case of a star exploding while interacting with a black hole.

Technology
A strip of beach sits between two oceans

We tracked illegal fishing in marine protected areas – satellites and AI show most bans are respected, and could help enforce future ones

By Jennifer Raynor published

Marine protected areas cover more than 8% of the world's oceans today, but they can get a bad rap as being protected on paper only.

Earth
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