What Happened
Breakthroughs In Space Tech And Exploration Unfold This Week
A trio of significant space stories has emerged, featuring an AI-powered satellite that can identify objects without human input, Japan’s Hayabusa2 spacecraft attempting a close flyby of the asteroid Torifune, and the discovery of a potentially habitable super-Earth named GJ 3378b. The AI system, developed by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory and Loft Orbital, successfully identified almost 90% of images correctly during testing. Japan’s asteroid flyby is part of the Hayabusa2’s extended mission, while the discovery of GJ 3378b has sparked interest in the search for life beyond Earth. This week’s developments were reported by Cybernews.