How Artifact InSPECtor Software Fixes Space Telescope Data

Did you know that a single cosmic ray striking a camera sensor can look exactly like a distant galaxy to a computer? These digital glitches, known as artifacts, often trick even the smartest software programs. You might think that modern space telescopes are perfect but they capture a lot of visual noise that has nothing to do with stars or planets. Artifact InSPECtor is a tool designed to clean up this messy data. It specifically looks at spectra, which are the light patterns that telescopes like Euclid collect. If researchers do not remove these errors, the final maps of the universe will be inaccurate. You can help solve this problem - participating in the project.