Friday, July 22, 2022

How Artificial Intelligence is Changing Astronomy

07/22/2022

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How artificial intelligence is changing astronomy
Breakthrough Listen

Machine learning has become an essential piece of astronomers’ toolkits.

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Micrometeoroid damage to James Webb Space Telescope imaged for first time
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The damage to NASA's flagship observatory was significantly greater than pre-launch expectations.

Star discovered orbiting Milky Way's supermassive black hole every 4 years
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The discovery should help astronomers better understand the extreme conditions at the center of our galaxy and what can survive there.

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Why China is unlikely to claim the Moon anytime soon
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A comment by Bill Nelson, the NASA administrator, sparked a strong public response from the Chinese government. But due to legal and practical reasons, no country could take over the Moon anytime soon.

Ask Astro: When will the Sun become a black dwarf?
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Black dwarfs are the very last stage of Sun-like stars. How long will it take our star to become one? 

OBSERVING

The sky this week
ESO/Y. Beletsky

Your daily digest of celestial events coming soon to a sky near you. Updated Friday morning at 9 A.M. Central. 

PICTURE OF THE DAY

A soul astray
Reza Hakimi from Moomej, Damavand, Iran

The Veil Nebula (NGC 6960, NGC 6992, NGC 6995, NGC 6974, and NGC 6979) is a huge supernova remnant in the constellation Cygnus the Swan. It exploded some 21,000 years ago and now covers an area of the sky six times the diameter of the Full Moon.

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