Astronomy on MSN

How AI helped uncover a new type of supernova

This article (originally published Aug. 13, 2025) has been updated to include new text and illustrations featured in the Jan.
IEEE

Efficient Data Structures and Algorithms for Cloud Computing Platforms

Abstract: The extensive adoption of cloud computing platforms in storing and processing data have brought forth a new age of efficiency in the way data is stored, processed and managed, requiring new ...
Phys.org

Potentially distinct structure in Kuiper belt discovered with help of clustering algorithm

A vast region of our solar system, called the Kuiper belt, stretches from the orbit of Neptune out to 50 or so astronomical units (AU), where an AU is the distance between Earth and the sun. This ...
IEEE

A Survey on Class Imbalance Learning Algorithms in Complex Scenarios

Abstract: Class imbalance introduces bias into model learning and remains a persistent and fundamental challenge in machine learning. When class imbalance is coupled with complex data distribution ...
Forbes

TikTok Deal Would Let U.S. Owners Control Algorithm And Data

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Anisha Sircar is a journalist covering tech, finance and society. A preliminary TikTok deal proposes U.S. investors own 80% of its ...
The Harvard Crimson

Early Data Shows 85% of Admits Plan to Join Harvard’s Class of 2029, Despite Federal Attacks and Funding Cuts

Roughly 85 percent of admits accepted their offers to enroll in Harvard College’s Class of 2029, the College’s admissions office revealed in a Saturday meeting with students that included an extensive ...
Frontiers

A prototype-based rockburst types and risk prediction algorithm considering intra-class variance and inter-class distance of microseismic data

1 Coal Industry Management Department, Shandong Energy Group Co., Ltd., Jinan, Shandong, China 2 Deep Mining and Rock Burst Research Branch, Chinese Institute of Coal Science, Beijing, China The ...
Wired

A New Quantum Algorithm Speeds Up Solving a Huge Class of Problems

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. For computer scientists, solving problems is a bit like mountaineering. First they must choose a problem to solve—akin to identifying a ...
The Economist

New data show that the class divide in Britain may not be so wide

“BUILDING SOCIAL capital will not be easy, but it is the key to making democracy work,” wrote Robert Putnam, an American political scientist, in 1993. He found that places where people trust and ...
Frontiers

Multi-source data recognition and fusion algorithm based on a two-layer genetic algorithm–back propagation model

1 The College of Computer, Qinghai Normal University, Xining, China 2 Department of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, College of Xining Urban Vocational and Technical, Xining, China Traditional ...
Forbes

Understanding Data Encryption: Types, Algorithms And Security

Ofer A. Lidsky is an entrepreneur with over 30 years of experience and is the founder and CEO of Excellent Brain. In today’s digital age, data encryption is vital for protecting sensitive information.