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Amateur astronomer discovers possible exoplanet with AI assistance

Updated 2026-10-14 12:15 UTC 1 source Positive

Pavel Rabtsevich, an amateur astronomer, used AI to identify a potential super-Earth in NASA data. The evidence has been overlooked for years.

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Evidence for the possible super-Earth has been lurking for years in NASA data. Pavel Rabtsevich found it—with a little help from AI

2026-10-14 11:00 UTC