AI Helps Discover Rare Supernova Near Black Hole
Astronomers have spotted a never-before-seen kind of supernova using an AI-powered algorithm similar to Spotify’s music recommendation system. The discovery was made possible by the use of Lightcurve Anomaly Identification and Similarity Search (LAISS), an astronomy AI that helps find unusual night-sky activity. The AI identified unusual brightenings months before the explosion happened, alerting scientists … Read more