AI Decodes Cosmic Milestones | Science News

Science News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jun 29, 2026 · 1m

Astronomers just unveiled a game-changing AI tool that could unlock dark energy’s secrets by analyzing exploding stars—Type Ia supernovae—like never before. This new system, called CIGaRS, uses images and machine learning to precisely measure cosmic distances, bypassing the need for complex, time-consuming observations. Designed to handle the flood of data from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory, it accounts for variations in supernova brightness caused by their host galaxies and interstellar dust—all in one smart analysis. By processing millions of supernovae efficiently, it promises to…