Revealed by AI: Puzzling Cosmic Flash from Beyond Our Galaxy Stirs Astronomical Curiosity
London, UK — A remarkable cosmic event, previously hidden in archival data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory, has recently been uncovered, sparking excitement and speculation within the scientific community. This discovery of a fleeting, powerful X-ray burst from an unknown source outside our galaxy was only possible through the application of advanced machine learning techniques on decades-old observations. The exciting find, detailed in the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, was accomplished by researchers …