Artificial Intelligence in Astronomy

Abstract

Artificial intelligence (AI) is a domain of computer science that emphasizes the creation of intelligent and smart machines that work and reacts like humans. Artificial Intelligence is a trendy field in computer science and it has been a boon to humans in many areas. A major contribution of AI is in the field of astronomy. With a vast range of data sets in astronomy, it becomes difficult for humans to have correct calculations and predictions. How these vast data sets can be effectively processed and analyzed is a challenging task. Here, Artificial Intelligence promises to deal with this vast data in an efficient and effective manner and provide with the accurate predictions. This paper summarizes the developments of artificial intelligence (AI) techniques, and examines their application to astronomy.

How Does Artificial Intelligence Help Astronomy? A Review

“…However, Silburt et al (2019) created an AI algorithm that assisted in identifying and counting the craters for not only regions of the moon but also regions of Mercury. This algorithm was so successful that it could recognize 6000 unidentified craters on the moon (Pruthi, 2019).…”

“…These are energetic pulses that are thought to have been generated by far-off galaxies. After the data collection was analyzed, AI could find the quick radio bursts in situations where astronomers could not (Pruthi, 2019). Fast radio bursts, according to Tucker (2022), are one of the most newly identified unidentified signals in astronomy and one of the mysteries that may be clarified in the next five to ten years with the use of new technologies.…”