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January 28, 2026
Scientists let AI loose on Hubble’s archives
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TL;DR
- An AI model named AnomalyMatch analyzed 100 million image cutouts from the Hubble archives.
- The AI identified nearly 1,400 previously undocumented "astrophysical anomalies" in just 2.5 days.
- These anomalies include merging galaxies, gravitational lenses, and jellyfish galaxies.
- Some objects discovered defied classification altogether.
- This demonstrates AI's utility in processing large astronomical datasets.