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A qualitative leap in the world of astronomy.. A new platform powered by artificial intelligence

A qualitative leap in the world of astronomy.. A new platform powered by artificial intelligence

The International Astronomy Center has launched, on a trial basis, an artificial intelligence platform in astronomy, which includes 10 interactive tools that allow the public to explore asteroids and near-Earth objects, track the International Space Station and solar activity and space weather, alongside simulations of black hole mergers and gravitational waves.

The center said that the launch of the 'Astronomy Artificial Intelligence Tools Platform', on the occasion of World Space Week, aims to employ artificial intelligence technologies to bring astronomical phenomena and concepts closer to the public, through programs, atlases, and scientific simulations that allow the user to perform calculations, compare results, and monitor changes related to time and place.

The platform's tools cover areas including the study of asteroids and near-Earth objects and their orbits and approaches, determining the positions of objects relative to the zodiac and celestial constellations, alongside exploring weather and lunar mansions, and dealing with calendars and converting between dates and understanding temporal and astronomical relationships.

The platform includes tools that address equinoxes, solstices, and seasonal changes, and monitoring solar activity, solar wind, and space weather, and learning about their potential effects on communications, navigation, and satellites.

It also includes a tool for tracking the International Space Station, displaying its location, orbital path, information about its passage over cities, and the possibility of observing it.

The platform's applications extend to cosmology and astrophysics, allowing the exploration of theoretical models related to dark matter in the early universe, and simulating the merger of two black holes and the accompanying gravitational waves, through visual and computational means that help bring complex concepts closer and show the impact of changing data within the limits of the scientific models used.

The platform is managed by a specialized committee that includes experts and those interested in artificial intelligence in astronomy, chaired by the International Astronomy Center member, physicist and programmer Omar Al-Baz from Iraq.

The committee includes the President of the Jordanian Astronomical Society, Ammar Al-Sakji, the Director of the International Astronomy Center in the UAE, Muhammad Awada, the Vice President of the Palestinian Astronomical Society, Khattab Abu Al-Rub, Yasser Abdel-Fattah Abdel-Hadi from the Solar and Space Research Department at the National Institute of Astronomical and Geophysical Research in Egypt, and Yasin Al-Maliki from the Department of Astronomy and Space at King Abdulaziz University in Jeddah.

The center affirmed its interest in employing artificial intelligence in the service of astronomy and the development of scientific software and interactive education and display tools, while taking into account scientific principles and verifying results and the clarity of the limits of the computational models used.

The center invited the public and those interested to try the platform and provide their observations and suggestions during the trial launch phase, to contribute to developing its content and improving the user experience.

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