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Latest about artificial intelligence

side-by-side images of a faraway supernova explosion, which looks like a fuzzy, pixelated white dot against the blackness of space.

AI just spotted its 1st supernova. Could it replace human explosion hunters?

By Robert Lea published

'Removing humans from the loop provides more time for the research team to analyze their observations and develop new hypotheses to explain the origin of the cosmic explosions that we observe.'

Stars
radio telescopes point upwards under the milky way and stars

Could AI communicate with aliens better than we could?

By Keith Cooper published

Any potential alien messages could be too complicated for humans to understand, but AI trained to detect complex structure in communication could help decipher them for us.

Search for Life
a solitary astronaut stands on the moon gazing at Earth

Deep space missions will test astronauts' mental health. Could AI companions help?

By John Loeffler published

Could AI companions provide mental health support for astronauts experiencing the most unique instances of social isolation ever experienced by human beings?

Human Spaceflight
a satellite floats above Earth while computer code can be seen in the background

AI is already helping astronomers make incredible discoveries. Here's how

By Paul Sutter published

Scientists worldwide are already using artificial intelligence and machine learning to sort through huge amounts of data, suggesting that the future of astronomy belongs to AI.

Skywatching Kit
A robotic arm is seen in the foreground. In the background is the barren land of Mars with manually drawn lines to denote different areas.

New AI algorithm can detect signs of life with 90% accuracy. Scientists want to send it to Mars

By Sharmila Kuthunur published

A new AI method can distinguish between biotic and abiotic samples with 90% accuracy.

Technology
someone sits at a desk or table, their back to us, staring at three monitors on the wall ahead. one with a person in white, the middle with various info too small to read, and the rightmost with a graphic of an atom.

New Lockheed Martin system will manage satellite constellations from the cloud using AI

By John Loeffler published

Lockheed Martin's new satellite operations facility will let a single operator control entire constellations of satellites from the cloud.

Satellites
a futuristic aircraft zooms through a city at night in a still from a sci-fi film.

Humans battle hostile AI in final trailer and first clip from new sci-fi thriller, 'The Creator' (video)

By Jeff Spry published

20th Century Studios releases the final trailer for director Gareth Edwards' sci-fi epic 'The Creator.'

Space Movies & Shows
An illustration shows Beta Pictoris b orbiting its parent star.

Stunning time-lapse video captures 17-year journey of exoplanet around its star

By Robert Lea published

An incredible time-lapse video tracks the 17-year journey of a distant and massive exoplanet, Beta Pictoris b, around its parent star between 2003 and 2020.

Exoplanets
Cloudy, hazy and glowing structures are seen against a star-spotted background of space.

AI is helping scientists reveal star ages. Here's how

By Keith Cooper published

Trained on a neural network on 6,000 stars, the EAGLES algorithm will be used on surveys of millions more.

Stars
the sun's face is darkened by the moon during a solar eclipse, showing the wispy lines of the solar outer atmosphere, or corona

Why is the sun's outer atmosphere so staggeringly hot? AI could help us find out

By Keith Cooper published

Why the sun's corona, or outer atmosphere, is so hot has been a mystery for decades, but machine-learning algorithms are now on the case.

The Sun
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