Facial Recognition Deep Learning Software is Surprisingly Good at Identifying Galaxies Too

Facial Recognition Deep Learning Software is Surprisingly Good at Identifying Galaxies Too

"We were not expecting it to be all that successful. I'm amazed at how powerful this is. We know the simulations have limitations, so we don't want to make too strong a claim. But we don't think this is just a lucky fluke."

 

"The VELA simulations have had a lot of success in terms of helping us understand the CANDELS observations. Nobody has perfect simulations, though. As we continue this work, we will keep developing better simulations."

Matthew Williams

Matthew Williams

Matt Williams is a space journalist, science communicator, and author with several published titles and studies. His work is featured in The Ross 248 Project and Interstellar Travel edited by NASA alumni Les Johnson and Ken Roy. He also hosts the podcast series Stories from Space at ITSP Magazine. He lives in beautiful British Columbia with his wife and family. For more information, check out his website.