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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.

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.

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.

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.

Binary star systems are complex astronomical objects − a new AI approach could pin down their properties quickly
By Andrej Prša published
Measuring binary star systems' basic properties has proved exceedingly difficult.

'The ocean is no longer too big to watch': How AI and satellite data are helping rid Earth's seas of illegal fishing
By Keith Cooper published
Protected regions of the ocean are doing their job and keeping illegal fishing at bay, according to new research combining satellite imagery with artificial intelligence.

How AI is helping scientists unlock some of the sun's deepest secrets
By Sharmila Kuthunur published
AI can bridge the growing gap between new and old solar observations and help scientists uncover overlooked aspects of our star's long-term evolution, a new study argues.

How artificial intelligence is helping scientists hunt for alien Earths
By Keith Cooper published
An AI algorithm designed to look for planetary systems that could host Earth-like, habitable zone planets, has found 44 candidates.

Tiangong astronauts experiment with AI robot and more to kick off busy year for Chinese human spaceflight (video)
By Andrew Jones published
China is planning to send two new crews to its Tiangong space station in another busy year of human spaceflight.

Astronaut turned to AI to inspire design of SpaceX Crew-10 mission patch
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
In what might be a first in spaceflight history, the next crew to launch to the International Space Station has adopted a mission patch that began with ideas put forth by an AI.
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