AI unveils mystery bubbles shaping the Milky Way's evolution
The cosmos conceals numerous mysteries from us, and the latest discoveries continue to amaze. Technological advancements, including AI, have come to our aid. Artificial intelligence assists scientists in exploring the complexities of outer space, and it is thanks to AI that Japanese researchers have unearthed mysterious structures in the Milky Way. It transpires that these structures are bubbles linked to star births and supernova explosions.
A team of Japanese researchers, led by Osaka Metropolitan University, employed AI to analyse telescope data. As revealed in the research published in the "Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan," artificial intelligence enabled scientists to discover mysterious structures resembling bubbles.
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According to SciTechDaily, the unknown structures are connected to the turbulent star formation process and supernova explosions. These structures offer a wealth of information regarding the formation of galaxies and the processes that take place within them. They provide insight into the dynamic life cycles of stars.
These extraordinary structures are known as Spitzer bubbles, which mainly form during the birth and activity of massive stars. In telescope images, they appear as clouds filled with gas and dust, full of bubbles inflated by radiation. According to Urania, in such objects, matter is pushed outward, creating a prominent rim. This is caused by the flow of particles emitted by stars, known as the stellar wind.
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Student Shimpei Nishimoto and Professor Toshikazu Onishi, alongside a team from various institutions in Japan, developed an AI model that effectively detects such formations. The algorithm analyses images from the Spitzer and James Webb telescopes to identify Spitzer bubbles and other formations that are likely a result of supernova explosions.
Advancements in this field could significantly accelerate research on the evolution of galaxies and star formation. Discoveries of this kind have the potential to revolutionise our understanding of the universe.
