AI Finds Cosmic Oddities: ESA Astronomers Use AI to Discover Anomalous Objects in Space
Analysis
ESA astronomers have made an incredible breakthrough using an AI model to analyze vast amounts of astronomical data! They swiftly scanned millions of images from the Hubble Legacy Archive, leading to the identification of numerous unusual celestial objects. This showcases the immense potential of AI in accelerating scientific discovery!
Key Takeaways
- •An AI model, AnomalyMatch, was used to sift through an enormous dataset.
- •The process took only 2.5 days to analyze 100 million image cutouts.
- •Around 1,400 previously unseen 'anomalous objects' were identified.
Reference / Citation
View Original"ESA astronomers say they used AI model AnomalyMatch to scan 100M image cutouts from the Hubble Legacy Archive in 2.5 days, finding ~1,400 "anomalous objects""
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TechmemeJan 28, 2026 14:50
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