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National Aeronautics and Space Administration's artificial intelligence 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 that confirm NASA's artificial intelligence system was used to discover a new exoplanet in the Kepler data, specifically Kepler-90i. The collaboration between NASA and Google involved applying machine learning to analyze Kepler data, leading to the identification of this exoplanet. The references consistently highlight the role of AI in this discovery, making the statement factually correct.

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One candidate fell foul of having ... the remaining two possibilities, there were no obvious reservations. These were really two new planets; Kepler-90i and Kepler-80g.

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the discovery of Kepler-90i, the first known exoplanet system with eight planets

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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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the discovery of Kepler-90i, came after NASA let Google train its machine learning algorithms on 15,000 signals from potential planets in the Kepler database

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NASA announced the highly anticipated results of its partnership with Google to apply machine learning to data returned from the Kepler space telescope. According to NASA, Google’s machine learning algorithms found an eighth exoplanet in an extrasolar system known as Kepler-90

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