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Label noise poses a significant challenge in Earth Observation (EO), often degrading the performance and reliability of supervised Machine Learning (ML) models. Yet, given the critical nature of several EO applications, developing robust…

Context: We present the first Cosmological Parameter inferences from eROSITA X-ray observations of galaxy clusters using a Machine Learning algorithm. Methods: We train a Random Forest using mock catalogs of clusters from Magneticum…

There are different methods for finding exoplanets such as radial spectral shifts, astrometrical measurements, transits, timing etc. Gravitational microlensing (including pixel-lensing) is among the most promising techniques with the…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-18 A. F. Zakharov , G. Ingrosso , F. De Paolis , A. A. Nucita , F. Strafella , S. Calchi Novati , Ph. Jetzer

We investigate the potential of machine learning (ML) methods to model small-scale galaxy clustering for constraining Halo Occupation Distribution (HOD) parameters. Our analysis reveals that while many ML algorithms report good statistical…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2024-11-19 Abhishek Jana , Lado Samushia

Machine learning can provide deep insights into data, allowing machines to make high-quality predictions and having been widely used in real-world applications, such as text mining, visual classification, and recommender systems. However,…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2020-08-11 Meng Wang , Weijie Fu , Xiangnan He , Shijie Hao , Xindong Wu

The paper explores the use of various machine learning methods to search for heterogeneous or atypical structures on astronomical maps. The study was conducted on the maps of the cosmic microwave background radiation from the Planck mission…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2024-11-14 I. A. Karkin , A. A. Kirillov , E. P. Savelova

The cosmic web plays a major role in the formation and evolution of galaxies and defines, to a large extent, their properties. However, the relation between galaxies and environment is still not well understood. Here we present a machine…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2018-04-11 Jianan Hui , Miguel A. Aragon-Calvo , Xinping Cui , James M. Flegal

The morphology of a galaxy has been shown to encode the evolutionary history and correlates strongly with physical properties such as stellar mass, star formation rates and past merger events. While the majority of galaxies in the local…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2023-02-23 Clár-Bríd Tohill , Steven Bamford , Christopher Conselice

The NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database (NED) is a comprehensive online service that combines fundamental multi-wavelength information for known objects beyond the Milky Way and provides value-added, derived quantities and tools to search and…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2022-01-17 Tracy X. Chen , Rick Ebert , Joseph M. Mazzarella , Cren Frayer , Scott Terek , Ben H. P. Chan , David Cook , Tak Lo , Marion Schmitz , Xiuqin Wu

A space-based gravitational microlensing exoplanet survey will provide a statistical census of exoplanets with masses down to 0.1 Earth-masses and orbital separations ranging from 0.5AU to infinity. This includes analogs to all the Solar…

In this paper we present and discuss the criteria for selecting potential target stars suitable for the search for Earth like planets, with a special emphasis on the stellar aspects of habitability. Missions that search for terrestrial…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-13 L. Kaltenegger , C. Eiroa , I. Ribas , F. Paresce , M. Leitzinger , P. Odert , A. Hanslmeier , M. Fridlund , H. Lammer , the Darwin team

One emerging application of machine learning methods is the inference of galaxy cluster masses. In this note, machine learning is used to directly combine five simulated multiwavelength measurements in order to find cluster masses. This is…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2020-01-08 J. D. Cohn , Nicholas Battaglia

With over 5,000 exoplanets currently detected, there is a need for a primary classification method to prioritise candidates for biosignature observations. Here, we develop a classification method to categorise rocky exoplanets based on…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2023-01-25 Sarah R. N. McIntyre , Penelope L. King , Franklin P. Mills

Exoplanet observations are currently analysed with Bayesian retrieval techniques. Due to the computational load of the models used, a compromise is needed between model complexity and computing time. Analysis of data from future facilities,…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2022-06-29 Francisco Ardevol Martinez , Michiel Min , Inga Kamp , Paul I. Palmer

The quest for atmospheric spectral signatures that may witness biological activity in exoplanets is focused on rocky planets. The best targets for future, challenging spectroscopic observations will be selected among potentially habitable…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2023-01-24 L. Silva , R. Bevilacqua , L. Biasiotti , E. Bisesi , S. L. Ivanovski , M. Maris , S. Monai , G. Murante , P. Simonetti , G. Vladilo

Exoplanet research has shown an incessant growth since the first claim of a hot giant planet around a solar-like star in the mid-1990s. Today, the new facilities are working to spot the first habitable rocky planets around low-mass stars as…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2018-08-08 Serena Benatti

The numerous recent breakthroughs in machine learning (ML) make imperative to carefully ponder how the scientific community can benefit from a technology that, although not necessarily new, is today living its golden age. This Grand…

Space Physics · Physics 2019-10-02 Enrico Camporeale

Exoplanet habitability is traditionally assessed by comparing a planet's semi-major axis to the location of its host star's "habitable zone," the shell around a star for which Earth-like planets can possess liquid surface water. The Kepler…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2015-10-01 Rory Barnes , Victoria S. Meadows , Nicole Evans

We present a comprehensive multivariate statistical analysis of 517 exoplanets from the NASA Exoplanet Archive to identify potentially habitable worlds and quantify detection bias in current surveys. Using eight key parameters (planetary…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2025-06-24 Caleb Traxler , Samuel Townsend , Abby Mori , Grace Newman , Kaitlyn Morenzone

We present a new method for performing atmospheric retrieval on ground-based, high-resolution data of exoplanets. Our method combines cross-correlation functions with a random forest, a supervised machine learning technique, to overcome…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2020-04-15 Chloe Fisher , H. Jens Hoeijmakers , Daniel Kitzmann , Pablo Márquez-Neila , Simon L. Grimm , Raphael Sznitman , Kevin Heng