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AI is making spacecraft propulsion more efficient – and could even lead to nuclear-powered rockets
From bicycles to rockets, learning through experience – whether human or machine – is shaping the future of space exploration.
AI helps build the most detailed Milky Way simulation ever, mapping 100 billion stars
Simulating a billion years using previous best-resolution simulations would take almost 36 years of real computing time.
Orbiting satellite uses AI to reorient itself in 'major step towards full autonomy in space'
An AI-powered controller on an orbiting satellite executed real-world attitude adjustments in space, showing that AI can fly satellites autonomously.
How AI fixed the James Webb Space Telescope's blurry vision
An ultra-high-resolution instrument on board NASA's $10 billion James Webb Space Telescope has been suffering from blurry vision. AI helped fix the problem.
How AI and sand dunes on Mars can reveal the planet's history, one grain at a time
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.
How AI can improve storm surge forecasts to help save lives
Accurate storm surge predictions are critical for giving coastal residents time to evacuate and giving emergency responders time to prepare.
Air quality analysis reveals minimal changes after xAI data center opens in pollution-burdened Memphis neighborhood
A team of researchers discusses how the xAI plant in Memphis emitted normal amounts of air pollution.
AIs in Space: From partners in pioneering to the children of humanity (op-ed)
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.
