Researchers in China have improved the accuracy of detecting space junk in orbit around the earth. The goal of the project is to allow more effective plotting of safe routes for spacecraft maneuvers.

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Some Earth-orbiting satellites will be able to keep in touch longer with controllers on the planet’s surface thanks to computer programs that mimic Darwin’s evolutionary model ...

For the first time, astronomers have used a machine learning algorithm – a form of self-teaching AI – to confirm the existence of exoplanets in data collected by the now-retired Kepler space telescope ...