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NASA's AI system discovered a new exoplanet in the Kepler data

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Verified11/29/2024
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Factuality Score100.0%

Analysis

The statement is supported by multiple references indicating that NASA's AI system, specifically AstroNet-K2, was used to discover new exoplanets in the Kepler data. One reference explicitly mentions the discovery of an eighth planet using AI on Kepler data, while another highlights the role of AI in identifying over 300 unknown exoplanets. Therefore, the statement is accurate as it aligns with the documented use of AI by NASA in exoplanet discovery.

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Discovery Alert: Earth-sized Planet Has a 'Lava Hemisphere'

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The planets were spotted by a machine-learning algorithm called AstroNet-K2, a neural network modified to hunt through data from the Kepler space telescope's K2 campaign.

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Artificial Intelligence, NASA Data Used to Discover Eighth Planet Circling Distant Star

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AI discovers over 300 unknown exoplanets in Kepler telescope data

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