Detecting Unknown Anomalies: Artificial Intelligence for Space

Building a satellite with artificial intelligence onboard that is trained in space: For this project, Professor Hakan Kayal from Würzburg is receiving 2.6 million euros from the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy. Suddenly, circular holes were visible on the surface of Mars that were not there before. On photos of Saturn's moon Enceladus, geysers were discovered that hurl powerful fountains of steam towards space. And on the images sent to Earth by the Mars rover Curiosity, structures were found that look like fossilized worms. All these phenomena, some of which appear to be temporary, were discovered by chance.