Satellites are photobombing astronomy data — could AI offer a solution?

Astronomers have developed a machine-learning algorithm that can detect satellite streaks in images of the night sky with high accuracy. The model makes data easier to interpret and could allow removal of the streaks, which are causing increasing problems in astronomy. The technology won’t solve the issue of Internet-communications satellites ‘photobombing’ observations, but it could help to reduce their impact on some telescope images. Researchers presented the work at the International Astronomical Union (IAU) general assembly last month in Cape Town. More

(Source: Nature - Sep 27)