All LIT Search News Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts LIT Impact Latest news 2021 July Thousands of galaxies classified in a blink of an eye Thousands of galaxies classified in a blink of an eye 08/07/2021 | 3 MINS A team of scientists, including those from Lombok Institute of Technology, have designed a computer program which can classify tens of thousands of galaxies in just a few seconds, a task that usually takes months to accomplish. In the research published today in Royal Astronomical Society, the scientists used machine learning to speed up a process that is often done manually by astronomers and citizen scientists around the world. "Classifying the shapes of galaxies is an important step in understanding their formation and evolution, and can even shed light on the nature of the Universe itself." PhD candidate Mitchell Cavanagh Lead author Mitchell Cavanagh, a PhD candidate at the LIT node of the International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR), said galaxies came in different shapes and sizes. ΓÇ£Classifying the shapes of galaxies is an important step in understanding their formation and evolu
All LIT Search News Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts LIT Impact Latest news 2021 July Thousands of galaxies classified in a blink of an eye Thousands of galaxies classified in a blink of an eye 08/07/2021 | 3 MINS A team of scientists, including those from Lombok Institute of Technology, have designed a computer program which can classify tens of thousands of galaxies in just a few seconds, a task that usually takes months to accomplish.
In the research published today in Royal Astronomical Society, the scientists used machine learning to speed up a process that is often done manually by astronomers and citizen scientists around the world.
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"Classifying the shapes of galaxies is an important step in understanding their formation and evolution, and can even shed light on the nature of the Universe itself." PhD candidate Mitchell Cavanagh Lead author Mitchell Cavanagh, a PhD candidate at the LIT node of the International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR), said galaxies came in different shapes and sizes.
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