Dev Says He Found a Hidden Exoplanet in NASA Data Using Claude Code
iannuttall · x · 2026-10-08
Developer prabtsevich claims he found 'a planet nobody knew existed' hidden in NASA telescope data for seven years, complete with a visualization you can 'fly to.' Ian Nuttall amplified it: turns out you can vibe-code astronomy now.
Another striking case of AI coding tools plus public scientific data enabling individual discoveries that once required a research team — pending professional verification, but a compelling personal AI-for-Science story.
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