Scientists removed the glare from a James Webb telescope image — and unmasked a hidden planet
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THE AI ANGLE
Fine-tuning a digital telescope replica to remove starlight glareAstronomers combined physics models and machine learning techniques to remove star glare from James Webb Space Telescope data. This approach revealed the exoplanet 51 Eridani b, which was previously obscured by light. The method allows researchers to spot faint planets that instrument vibrations usually hide.
THE TEACHING ANGLE
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