Meteorite-Hunting Drones Could Uncover Solar System's Mysteries

Meteorite-Hunting Drones Could Uncover Solar System's Mysteries

2 years ago
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http://www.newsweek.com/meteorite-hunting-drones-uncover-solar-system-mysteries-asteroid-ai-1688557

Researchers have used drones and artificial intelligence (AI) to pinpoint a freshly fallen meteorite in the vast Nullarbor Plain of Western Australia.

The new method of meteorite locating pioneered by a team from Curtin University could vastly increase the number of space rocks that can be tracked and collected, especially if they are observed as they plummet through the atmosphere.