Illustration by Justin Tran
Illustration by Justin Tran

Working Smarter

How an AI-powered telescope is helping astronomers sift through the stars

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Published on December 01, 2023

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In early October, the BTSbot became the first ML-assisted tool to detect, identify, and classify a new supernova autonomously.

“Many people have talked about it as a possibility, but until just a few weeks ago, no one had ever actually done this.”—Adam Miller

“I became interested in the question, can we automate this procedure that's taking a lot of time?”