AI + Astronomy News
Unraveling the origins of Supermassive Black Holes using Cosmological Simulations
Learning the Universe at High Redshifts: Impact of Accretion Modeling on Early Black Hole Growth
CosmicAI Researchers explored how to build agentic systems for data science tasks critical to scientific discovery
Resolving galaxy formation in the early Universe with BonFIRE and CampFIRE
AI & Science: What Is the Future of Discovery?
CosmicAI Feature - “A Match Made in the Cosmos” - StarDate Magazine
40 for Forty Fundraising Campaign - Support Student Research!
CosmicAI is excited to participate in the annual 40 for Forty fundraising campaign! We are fundraising to support undergraduate students in AI-driven astronomy research through paid summer internships! Your support will sponsor students to work with CosmicAI members (comprised of leading experts in AI and astronomy at top universities, including UT Austin) to carry out independent research projects at the intersection of AI/machine learning and astronomy.
Building AI Literacy: CosmicAI’s Teaching Fellows Program
On National AI Literacy Day, CosmicAI announced an expansion of its AI Teaching Fellows program to help high school teachers develop AI-integrated STEM lessons. Supported by the NSF, the effort focuses on classroom-ready, astronomy-based materials and ethical AI education.
CosmicAI 2026 Seed Funding Announcement
We’re excited to announce the recipients of our CosmicAI Seed Funding Awards for 2026.
We are proud to welcome these teams into the growing CosmicAI community. It is a privilege to support their work, and we look forward to the advances they will make in deepening our understanding of the universe.
CosmicAI Announces Second Annual Cosmic Horizons Conference in Charlottesville
The NSF-Simons AI Institute for Cosmic Origins (CosmicAI) will host the Second Annual Cosmic Horizons Conference from July 14–16, 2026, in Charlottesville, Virginia. Registration and abstract submission are now open.
CosmicAI and NRAO Collaboration Highlighted at the 247th American Astronomical Society Meeting
CosmicAI Initiative Showcases Early Career Fellows, Next Generation Very Large Array, and Upcoming Cosmic Horizons Conference
Spring 2026 CosmicAI Hybrid Seminar Series
We’re excited to announce our third CosmicAI hybrid seminar series in spring 2026.
This semester, we focus on the Explorable Universe research pillar and feature talks on applying LLMs and Foundation AI Models to Use-Inspired Research to advance research in Astronomy.
Read more for the full list of speakers and the venues.
Workshop at UVA on Generative AI in Secondary STEM Classrooms
CosmicAI Faculty at Responsible AI in 2025 Conference
CosmicAI Institute Tackles Universe’s Deepest Mysteries
Innovative, trustworthy AI tools developed at CosmicAI for astronomy help researchers make new discoveries about the Universe.
Now Accepting Seed Proposals for 2025-26
The NSF-Simons AI Institute for Cosmic Origins (CosmicAI) invites proposals for novel research projects at the intersection of AI/machine learning and astronomy. Focus areas for this call include (but are not limited to) topics that align with one of the four scientific working groups.
First Round Abstract due on December 17, 2025. Apply now.
CosmicAI at SXSW 2026
Our panel "Revolutionizing Astronomy with Next Generation Big Data" has been accepted to SXSW 2026.
SXSW is one of the world’s leading festivals for tech, film, music, and innovation. It also takes place in our very own Austin, Texas.
Thank you to everyone who voted and supported our proposal!
Our panelists will discuss how AI is transforming astronomy to unlock new insights into the origins of our universe.
Introducing AstroVisBench: A Code Benchmark for Scientific Computing and Visualization in Astronomy
Our Fall CosmicAI seminar series will kick off Sept 3!
Time: Noon Eastern / 11am Central / 10am Mountain alternating Wednesdays, beginning September 3rd!
Location: Online & in-person at the rotating partner institutions.
Theme: AI+ data processing and preparation!
Hosts: UVA+NRAO
This semester our hybrid CosmicAI seminars will be jointly hosted by UVA and NRAO. There will be general theme of AI+observational data, with a particular focus on radio and spectral data. The talks will progress with more introductory topics at the beginning of the semester; these are intended to be accessible to non-experts in AI and Astro. Two of the seminars will be guest-hosted in-person at UT and Utah.
Lead organizers: Eric Murphy + Paul Torrey
Check out our events page for details on each seminar!
