A student discovered 1.5 million space objects with the help of artificial intelligence and got a job offer from NASA

A school student named Mateo Paz was able to make a great discovery in the field of astronomy by using data from past space missions and using artificial intelligence. This success led the head of NASA to offer him cooperation on the X social network and even promised a special flight with a fighter jet as a reward for signing the contract.

The story of Matteo’s great discovery began with a school assignment; where he went to the public data of completed space missions to carry out his project; The data that were previously examined by scientists, but some of the objects in them were missed. Mateo reanalyzed this data with the help of artificial intelligence algorithms and was able to identify a total of 1.5 million new space objects; A discovery that attracted the attention of the scientific community and NASA managers.

Reacting to this achievement, the head of NASA wrote to Matteo in the comments section of one of X’s social network posts: “Matteo, please apply for a job at NASA and I will personally arrange a flight with a fighter jet for you as a signing bonus.” This message was seen as an official invitation to cooperate with NASA and indicated the importance of this discovery at the global level.

In addition to this special offer, Matteo received $250,000 for his discovery. In this way, by doing his schoolwork, he was able to achieve one of the biggest astronomical discoveries of recent years, win a significant financial award and start his future professional path by offering to work at NASA.

This event once again showed that combining existing scientific data with the capabilities of artificial intelligence can lead to unexpected and great discoveries; Even if it is done by a student.