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Startup announces 'Galactic Brain' project to put AI data centers in orbit
By Josh Dinner Published
Aetherflux has focused its efforts on space-based solar power, with the goal of "building an American power grid in space."

NASA spacecraft were vulnerable to hacking for 3 years and nobody knew. AI found and fixed the flaw in 4 days
By Tereza Pultarova Published
An AI start-up has found a vulnerability in security software protecting NASA's ground control communications with satellites in space.

AI is making spacecraft propulsion more efficient – and could even lead to nuclear-powered rockets
By Sai Susmitha Guddanti, Preeti Nair, Marcos Fernandez Tous, Sreejith Vidhyadharan Nair Published
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
By Keith Cooper Published
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'
By John Loeffler Published
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
By Tereza Pultarova Published
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
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.

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.

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.
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