Claude Science Completes First All-Day Ultraviolet Sky Map
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On October 9, 2026, The Decoder reported that Anthropic's Claude Science completed the first ultraviolet sky survey covering the entire sky. Astronomer Brice Ménard described the process in an article on Anthropic's website: AI agents downloaded data from multiple space missions, calibrated and merged it, and used inpainting techniques to fill in missing regions. In testing, the map's predictions deviated from actual measurements by an average of about 10%. NASA's earlier GALEX mission covered only about two-thirds of the sky and skipped bright star-forming regions. The all-sky ultraviolet map is planned to be used as teaching material.
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- The DecoderAnthropic's Claude Science creates the first complete ultraviolet map of the sky
Anthropic's Claude Science has for the first time produced an ultraviolet map covering the entire sky, with astronomer Brice Ménard describing the process on Anthropic's website. The AI agent downloaded data from multiple space missions, calibrated and merged it, and used inpainting to fill in missing regions; in tests, predictions differed from actual measurements by about 10% on average. NASA's GALEX previously covered only about two-thirds of the sky and skipped bright star-forming regions, and the new map will be used as teaching material.